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Bob is a high school basketball player. He is a 60% free throw shooter. That means his probability of making a free throw is 0.60.

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Exercise 3: Bob is a high school basketball player. He is a 60% free throw shooter. That means his probability of making a free throw is 0.60. Use R commands to answer the following questions. (

(a) During the season, what is the probability that Bob makes his third free throw on his sixth shot? 

(b) What is the probability that Bob makes his first free throw on his sixth shot?

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