You can do subtract half of 4 which is 2 and multiply by 2 by 7 so it will be 2x14 which is the same thing as 7x4<span />
Answer:
- p=0.7103 (4-game series)
- p=0.6480 (2-game series)
Step-by-step explanation:
Let X be the random variable equal the the first 4 straight wins. An overall win for the stronger team implies a negative binomial function with the parameters n=4, p=0.6:

#We find probabilities for the different values of i:

Hence, probability of the stronger team winning overall is:

#Define Y as the random variable for winning 2/3 games.:

Hence, probability of the stronger team winning in 2 out 3 game series is 0.6480
The stronger team has a higher chance of winning in a 4-game series(0.7103>0.6480)
1/6 = 0.16
1/8 = 0.125
1/11 = 0.09
2/9 = 0.22
4/5 = 0.8
5/9 = 0.56
1/2 = 0.5
7/9 = 0.78