The Alexander Mackenzie volleyball team is going to play the next five games against Bayview. They will play all 5 games, regardless of the outcome. The odds in favour of Bayview winning any given game is 2:3. What is the probability that the Alex Mac team will win the series (they will win at least three out

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The Alexander Mackenzie volleyball team is going to play the next five games against Bayview. They will play all 5 games, regardless of the outcome. The odds in favour of Bayview winning any given game is 2:3. What is the probability that the Alex Mac team will win the series (they will win at least three out of the five games)?

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