Question

Two dance teams, the Roses and the Tulips, are perfectly matched so that their chances of winning are both set at 50%. What is the probability that the Roses will win the next 3 out of 4 games? Round the answer to the nearest whole percent. (No decimals)

Answer 1

Answer:

6%

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1

The fist step is to define the probabilities.

The events are independent from each other. Each team wins with probability $\frac{1}{2}$ and looses with probability $\frac{1}{2}.$  Let $P(W_R)$ be probability that Roses win and $P(L_R)$  be the probability that Roses loose.

Step 2

The second step is to calculate the probabilities by multiplying the probabilities with the first 3 terms in the product being the probability of a win and the last term being the probability of a loss.

The calculation is shown below,

$P(W_R)\times P(W_R)\times P(W_R)\times P(L_R)=\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} \times\frac{1}{2} \times\frac{1}{2} =\frac{1}{16}$

Step 3

The last step is to convert this probability into a percentage. Converting this probability to a percentage is  done as shown below,

$\frac{1}{16} \times 100\%=6.25\%.$

Step 4

The next step is to round down the percentage . The value of 6.25% rounded down is 6%. The correct answer is 6%.