A Tennis Player Makes a Successful First Serve 46% of the Time

question 81

Multiple Choice

A tennis player makes a successful first serve 46% of the time. If she serves 8 times, what is the probability that she gets exactly 3 first serves in? Assume that each serve is independent of the others.

• A) 0.147
• B) 0.0973
• C) 0.250
• D) 0.00447

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