Two athletic teams play a series of games; the first team to win 4 games is declared the overall winner. Suppose that one of the teams is stronger than the other and wins each game with probability 0.65, independently of the outcomes of the other games. Find the probability that the stronger team wins the series in exactly 7 games. 0.53 0.39 0.27 none of the answers provided here 0.15
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The probability of the stronger team winning a game is 0.65, and the probability of the weaker team winning a game is 1 - 0.65 = 0.35. We can use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of the stronger team winning 3 games out of the first 6 Show more…
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