In Many Women's Tennis Matches They Play Best-Out-Of-Three Sets $\mathrm { nl }$

question 8

Multiple Choice

In many women's tennis matches they play best-out-of-three sets. In other words, they play until one player wins two sets, and there are no ties. Lourdes and Mariana are two rivals, though Lourdes seems to win about six sets for every four that Mariana wins. Use the random numbers table below to simulate 10 matches between Lourdes and Marian. Let an entry in the table correspond to one set, 0-5 corresponds to Lourdes winning the se corresponds to Mariana winning the set. Begin each match with a different highlighted $\mathrm { nl }$ and use it with up to two entries below it to represent a match.
In how many of the ten simulated matches needed all three sets?

• A) 5
• B) 3
• C) 2
• D) 4

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