Question

At the start of the school year, sportswriter say that your schools football team has a 40% of being the best team in the league. What is the probability that your team will lead the league?

b.) What is the probability that your team will not lead the league?

c.) Suppose the sportswriters say that the probability of your team coming in first or second is W. Find the probability that your team will not come in first or second, in terms of W

Answer 1

The probability of the school's football team leading the league is 40%, not leading is 60%, and the probability of not coming in first or second is 1 minus the probability W of coming in first or second.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking about the probability of certain events related to their school's football team performance. Here are the answers to the questions:

• The probability that the team will lead the league is 40%. This is given by the sportswriters' initial statement.

• The probability that the team will not lead the league is the complement of them leading it, which is 100% - 40% = 60%.

• For the third question, we use the complement rule. The probability that the team will not come in first or second is 1 - W, where W is the probability of the team coming in first or second.