SOLUTION: Statistics show that a team has a 30% chance of winning if it loses the previous game and a 60% chance of winning if it wins the previous game. If the chance of winning its first g

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Question 865892: Statistics show that a team has a 30% chance of winning if it loses the previous game and a 60% chance of winning if it wins the previous game. If the chance of winning its first game of the season is 65%, determine the probability that it will win its first and third games.
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P(win 1st and 3rd) = P(WWW) + P(WLW) = .65%2A.60%2A.60+%2B+.65%2A.40%2A.30