To find the probability of both events happening (making both shots), multiply the individual probabilities together:

The answer to the riddle on the worksheet is . This pun plays on the double meaning of "measuring up," referring both to the function of a yardstick and the act of meeting parental expectations.

Usually, this riddle is accompanied by a worksheet where students must solve math problems involving (inches, feet, yards) to decode the punchline.

: Determining the chance of an event after something else has changed, like drawing a red marble and then drawing another without replacing the first. Combinations : Using formulas like nCrn cap C r

Q: What did the teenage yardstick say to its parents? A: "I feel like I have three feet!"

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