Question

Stephen and Natasha have played 27 tennis matches. Stephen has won 11 times. Natasha won the rest. a) Estimate the probability that Stephen wins. b) Estimate the probability that Natasha wins.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) The probability that Stephen wins can be estimated by dividing the number of times he wins by the total number of matches:

P(Stephen wins) = 11/27 = 0.407 (or 40.7%)

b) The probability that Natasha wins can be estimated by subtracting the probability of Stephen winning from 1:

P(Natasha wins) = 1 - P(Stephen wins) = 1 - 0.407 = 0.593 (or 59.3%)