In an NBA championship series, the team which wins fourgames out of seven will be the winner. Suppose that team Ahas probability 0.55 of winning over the team B and bothteams A and B face each other in the championship games.a.What is the probability that team A will win the series insix games?b.C.What is the probability that team A will win the series?If both teams face each other in a regional playoff seriesand the winner is decided by winning three out of fivegames, what is the probability that team A will win theplayoff?

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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