roblem #2: Suppose that two teams play a series of games that ends when one of them has won 3 games. Suppose that each game played is, independently, won by team A with probability Let X be the number of games that are played. (a) Find P(X = 5) (b) Find the expected number of games played. Problem #2(a): Round your answer to 4 decimals. Problem #2(b): Round your answer to 2 decimals

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Problem #2: Suppose that two teams play a series of games that ends when one of them has won 3 games. Suppose that each
game played is, independently, won by team A with probability . Let X be the number of games that are
played.
(a) Find P(X = 5)
(b) Find the expected number of games played.
Problem #2(a):
Round your answer to 4 decimals.
Problem #2(b):
Round your answer to 2 decimals
Transcribed Image Text:Problem #2: Suppose that two teams play a series of games that ends when one of them has won 3 games. Suppose that each game played is, independently, won by team A with probability . Let X be the number of games that are played. (a) Find P(X = 5) (b) Find the expected number of games played. Problem #2(a): Round your answer to 4 decimals. Problem #2(b): Round your answer to 2 decimals
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