A Legendary Football Coach Was Known for His Winning Seasons

question 71

Essay

A legendary football coach was known for his winning seasons. He consistently won nine or more games perseason. Suppose x equals the number of games won up to the halfway mark (six games) in a 12-game season. Ifthis coach and his team had a probability p = 0.75 of winning any one game (and the winning or losing of onegame was independent of another), then the probability distribution of the number x of winning games in aseries of six games is: $$\begin{array} { l | l } x & P ( x ) \\\hline 0 & 0.000244 \\1 & 0.004395 \\2 & 0.032959 \\3 & 0.131836 \\4 & 0.296631 \\5 & 0.355957 \\6 & 0.177979\end{array}$$ Find the expected number of winning games in the first half of the season for this coachʹs football teams.

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