Question

A football quarterback has 2 more chances to throw a touchdown before his team is forced to punt the ball. He misses the receiver on the first throw 30% of the time. When his first throw is incomplete, he misses the receiver on the second throw 10% of the time. What is the probability of not throwing the ball to a receiver on either throw?

Answer 1

\[P_{\text{miss1, miss2}} = P_{\text{miss1}} \times P_{\text{miss2}}\]

Answer 2

what

Answer 3

so it would be 300?

Answer 4

@ospreytriple

Answer 5

You must convert the percentages to decimals before multiplying them together.

Answer 6

so, 3%

Answer 7

Correct. Good job.