SOLUTION: With the salary cap in the NFL, it is said that on “any given Sunday” any team could beat any other team. If we assume every week of the 16 week season a team has a 50% chance of w

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Question 1089568: With the salary cap in the NFL, it is said that on “any given Sunday” any team could beat any other team. If we assume every week of the 16 week season a team has a 50% chance of winning, what is the probability that a team will have at least 1 win?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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P%28X%29=C%2816%2CX%29%2A%280.5%29%5EX%2A%281-0.5%29%5E%2816-X%29
P%28X%29=C%2816%2CX%29%2A%280.5%29%5E%2816%29
P%28X%29=C%2816%2CX%29%2F65536
So,
P%28X%3E=1%29=1-P%28X=0%29
and
C%2816%2C0%29=1
then
P%28X%3E=1%29=1-1%2F65536
P%28X%3E=1%29=65535%2F65536