6. In a sports game, the "favourite" is the team with the higher probability of winning and the "underdog" is the team that is less likely to win. What is the probability that at least one underdog wins their game? (A) 0.93 (B) 0.74 (C) 0.80 (D) 0.67 (E) 0.59
6. In a sports game, the "favourite" is the team with the higher probability of winning and the "underdog" is the team that is less likely to win. What is the probability that at least one underdog wins their game? (A) 0.93 (B) 0.74 (C) 0.80 (D) 0.67 (E) 0.59
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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section8.CR: Chapter Review
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Transcribed Image Text:The next two questions (5 and 6) refer to the following:
The following five games are scheduled to be played at the World Curling Championships
one morning. The values in parentheses are the probabilities of each team winning their
respective game.
VS.
Game 1:
Game 2:
Finland (0.43)
USA (0.28)
Japan (0.11)
Germany (0.57)
VS. Switzerland (0.72)
Canada (0.89)
Game 3:
Game 4:
Denmark (0.33)
VS.
VS.
Sweden (0.67)
Scotland (0.82)
Game 5:
France (0.18) VS.
5. The outcome of interest is the set of winners for each of the five games. How many
outcomes are contained in the appropriate sample space?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 25
(D) 32
(E) 64
6. In a sports game, the "favourite" is the team with the higher probability of winning and
the "underdog" is the team that is less likely to win. What is the probability that at
least one underdog wins their game?
(A) 0.93
(B) 0.74
(C) 0.80
(D) 0.67
(E) 0.59
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