document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180823>Question 180823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the New England Colonials baseball team is equally likely to win a game as not to win it. If 5 Colonials games are chosen at random, what is the probability that exactly 4 of those games are won by the Colonials? \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Round your response to at least three decimal places. \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #135576 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=135576\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the New England Colonials baseball team is equally likely to win a game as not to win it. If 5 Colonials games are chosen at random, what is the probability that exactly 4 of those games are won by the Colonials? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round your response to at least three decimal places. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------------------------------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(win) = 1/2 = P(lose)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your problem is binomial with n=5,p=1/2,x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: P(x=4) = 5C4(1/2)^4(1/2) = 5(1/2)^5 = 5/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "====================================================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );