A volleyball player's serving percentage is [tex]75\%[/tex]. Six of her serves are randomly selected. Using the table, what is the probability that at most 4 of them were successes?

\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
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\# of Serves & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\
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Probability & 0.0002 & 0.004 & 0.033 & 0.132 & 0.297 & 0.356 & ? \\
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\end{tabular}

A. 0.297
B. 0.466
C. 0.534
D. 0.822



Answer :

To find the probability that at most 4 out of 6 randomly selected serves were successful, we need to add up the probabilities of having 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 successful serves.

From the given table, the probabilities are as follows:
- The probability of 0 successful serves: [tex]\(0.0002\)[/tex]
- The probability of 1 successful serve: [tex]\(0.004\)[/tex]
- The probability of 2 successful serves: [tex]\(0.033\)[/tex]
- The probability of 3 successful serves: [tex]\(0.132\)[/tex]
- The probability of 4 successful serves: [tex]\(0.297\)[/tex]

The probability that at most 4 serves were successful is the sum of these individual probabilities:
[tex]\[ P(\text{at most 4 successes}) = P(0 \text{ successes}) + P(1 \text{ success}) + P(2 \text{ successes}) + P(3 \text{ successes}) + P(4 \text{ successes}) \][/tex]

Substitute the corresponding values from the table into the equation:
[tex]\[ P(\text{at most 4 successes}) = 0.0002 + 0.004 + 0.033 + 0.132 + 0.297 \][/tex]

Adding these probabilities together:
[tex]\[ 0.0002 + 0.004 + 0.033 + 0.132 + 0.297 = 0.4662 \][/tex]

Therefore, the probability that at most 4 out of 6 randomly selected serves were successful is [tex]\(0.4662\)[/tex], which is approximately [tex]\(0.466\)[/tex] when rounded to three decimal places.

Hence, the correct answer is [tex]\(0.466\)[/tex].

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