A and B are in the table tennis game. The probability that A
successes in each round is p(p >= 1/2). And there are no
influences between rounds. The problem: which
one is favourable to A, the two out of three sets or three out of
five sets?
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A and B are in the table tennis game. The probability that A successes in each...
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