Question

Suppose the local Barons team wins every game they play with a probability of 0.75. What is the probability that the Barons would win a best-of-seven-game series (i.e., they play games until one team has won four game)?

Answer 1

Answer:

The probability is 0.173

Step-by-step explanation:

The probability is of winning is 0.75 = 75/100 = 3/4

This means that the probability of losing is 0.25 = 25/100 = 1/4

So if they are two win 4 games, they will lose three

We can get this probability using the Bernoulli approximation of the binomial theorem

So here, we have

P(X = 4) = 7 C 4 * 0.75^4 * 0.25^3

= 0.173034667969

which is approximately 0.1730