Find the Indicated Probability

question 108

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability.
-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 first serves in? Assume that each serve is independent of the others.

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

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