A Tennis Player Makes a Successful First Serve 51

question 17

Multiple Choice

A tennis player makes a successful first serve 51% of the time. If she serves 9 times, what is the probability that she gets exactly 3 successful first serves in? Assume that each serve is independent of the others.

• A) 0.154
• B) 0.00184
• C) 0.133
• D) 0.0635

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