document.write( "Question 833255: Your baseball team enters a best out of 7 series. How many different ways can you win in exactly 6 games? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #502405 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The series is won as soon as one team wins 4 games
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\n" ); document.write( "If your team wins in 6 games, then exactly 2 games are lost
\n" ); document.write( "Also, you know that the 6th game has to be a win
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\n" ); document.write( "Let W = a win
\n" ); document.write( "Let L = a loss
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\n" ); document.write( "You can have:
\n" ); document.write( "W W W L L W
\n" ); document.write( "W W L L W W
\n" ); document.write( "W L L W W W
\n" ); document.write( "L L W W W W
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\n" ); document.write( "W L W L W W
\n" ); document.write( "W W L W L W
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\n" ); document.write( "W L W W L W
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\n" ); document.write( "It looks like there are 10 ways
\n" ); document.write( "The 6th game is always a win
\n" ); document.write( "and only 2 losses are allowed
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