Question: Gerhardt learns that in billiards, there is an equal likelihood of sinking any ball that is on the outside of a rack on the first

Gerhardt learns that in billiards, there is an equal likelihood of sinking any ball that is on the outside of a rack on the first shot (the break), There are 15 balls, arranged with 3 on the interior. On a break, it is indicated that there is a 53 per cent change of sinking a ball. There are 6 solids, numbered 1 through 6, and 6 stripes, numbered 9 through 14, racked around the outside. In addition to the answer, indicated (in words) what the complement will be each case and then indicate the probability. a. How likely a solid will be sunk on the break b. How likely the 1, 2, or 3 ball will be sunk on the break c. How likely that an even-numbered ball will be sunk d. How likely the same ball would be sunk on the break in two consecutive games e. How likely two even-numbered balls will be sunk on the break in two consecutive games

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