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A tennis player usually makes a successful first serve 69% of the time.She buys a new racket hoping that it will improve her success rate.When she first tests her new racket she makes 4 first serves in a row.Is this evidence that with the new racket her success rate has improved? In other words,is a streak like this unusual for her? Explain.


A) Yes; if her success rate were still 69%,she would have only a 0.92% chance of making 4 shots in a row.That's an unusual result.
B) No; if her success rate were still 69%,she would have a 22.7% chance of making 4 shots in a row.That's not an unusual result.
C) Yes; if her success rate were still 69%,she would have only a 2.8% chance of making 4 shots in a row.That's an unusual result.
D) No; if her success rate were still 69%,she would have a 27.6% chance of making 4 shots in a row.That's not an unusual result.
E) Yes; if her success rate were still 69%,she would have only a 22.7% chance of making 4 shots in a row.That's an unusual result.

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