Exercise for work- help?

I don't understand the task. Can someone please help me? (Grade 9)

In the individual biathlon, participants must complete a 15km cross-country ski run, shooting four times at five targets each. For each missed shot, a one-minute penalty is added to the race time. Based on experience, Anna has a 90% chance of hitting the target.
a) What is the probability that she misses at most one shot?

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FataMorgana2010
1 year ago

She shoots 20 times.

The probability of a hit is 0.9.

The probability of a failure is 0.1.

When does she have a maximum shot? If she has either 1 or 0 shots.

Is that enough for information?

FataMorgana2010
1 year ago
Reply to  Carla332

She doesn’t shoot four times, she shoots 20 times.

The probability can never be greater than 1.

FataMorgana2010
1 year ago

Why do you expect 0.9*4? If you shoot four times in a row, then the chance to always shoot right is not 0.9 times 4 but 0.9 high 4.