1 AND 1 Free Throw Probability

Question

Suppose a women’s college basketball player is fouled in a one-and-one situation (meaning she is awarded two free throws only if she makes her first one and awarded one point for each shot made).

Knowing that her season average is 55%, what is the probability that she will get two points?

% (Round to two decimal places.)

Answer 1

The probability that she makes the first shot is .55.

 

If she does and she gets a second shot, the probability that she makes that one is also .55.

 

So the probability that she makes both is .55 * .55 = .302.