Question

Fred and Gina are playing tennis. The first player to win 2 sets wins their match. Fred has a 3/5 chance to win each set while Gina has a 2/5 chance. What is the probability that the match is decided in only two sets?

Answer 1

From the information below the games is over in 3 sets. For Gina to win the match there are 3 possibilities.

1) Gina wins the first 2 sets with probability

2)Gina wins the first set. Looses the next set. Wins the third set.

3)Gina looses the first set. Wins the next 2 sets.

The required probability that Gina wins is the sum of the above 3 probabilities . That is the probability that Gina wins the match is

Answer 2

Answer:
`P=(9+4)/(25)=(13)/(25)`

Explanation:

Given

Fred has a chance of 3/5 to win

and Gina has a chance of 2/5 to win

Probability(P) that the match is decided in only two sets is when

Either Fred or Gina win both matches continuously

P=P(Fred win both match)+P(Gina win both match)

`P=(3* 3)/(5* 5)+(2* 2)/(5* 5)`

`P=(9+4)/(25)=(13)/(25)`