Question

In baseball’s World Series, two teams (Team AL and Team NL) play a best-of-7 series of games, with the first team to win four games winning the series. Assuming that both teams have an equal likelihood of winning for each game, what is the probability that a World Series is played such that Team AL wins four games in a row?

Answer 1

@sat

Answer 2

@satellite73

Answer 3

\[(\frac{1}{2})^4\]

Answer 4

hope no great explanation is needed

Answer 5

like say saying "flip a coin four times, what is the probability you get four heads?"