A Football Tournament Is Conducted Between Team-A and Team-B of a College

question 52

Essay

A football tournament is conducted between Team-A and Team-B of a college and the winner being the first team to win four games of seven games. The probability that Team-A wins each game are as follows:
a. Set up a spreadsheet simulation model in which whether Team-A wins each game is a random variable.
b. What is the probability that the Team- A win the tournament?
c. What is the average number of games played regardless of winner?

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