Coach Williams has three players for the striker position for his soccer team. He chooses Alex (A) 50% of the time while he chooses Bart (B) and Carlos (C) 25% of the time each. When Alex is playing, he scores 70% of the time. Bart scores 25% of the times and Carlos scores 25% of the time. Make a probability tree diagram and then determine the probability that the coach chooses Bart, but Bart does not score in the game. Explain how you determined your answer.

Coach Williams has three players for the striker position for his soccer team. He chooses Alex (A) 50% of the time while he chooses Bart (B) and Carlos (C) 25% of the time each. When Alex is playing, he scores 70% of the time. Bart scores 25% of the times and Carlos scores 25% of the time. Make a probability tree diagram and then determine the probability that the coach chooses Bart, but Bart does not score in the game. Explain how you determined your answer.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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