Suppose Team B is better than Team A. The probability that Team B beats Team A in any given game is .6. (a) Suppose a championship is decided by a one game series (e.g., the Super Bowl). What is the probability that Team B wins the championship in a one game series? (b)What is the probability that Team B wins the championship if the championship were decided by the best of 99 games rather than a one game series?
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(a) If the championship is decided by a one game series, then the probability that Team B wins the championship is the same as the probability that Team B beats Team A in any given game. Show more…
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