SOA Exam P Sample Question 472
Study guide: Exam P-1
Basketball team Z has a 60% chance of winning any particular game. The team plays n games this season, where n > 1, with the outcomes of these games being mutually independent. The probability that the team wins exactly three games this season is five times the probability that the team wins exactly two games this season.
Calculate n.
- A)
6 - B)
8 - C)
10 - D)
12 - E)
14
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