SOLUTION: A high school baseball player has a 0.181 batting average. In one game, he gets 9 at bats. What is the probability he will get at least 7 hits in the game?

Question 1149367: A high school baseball player has a 0.181 batting average. In one game, he gets 9 at bats. What is the probability he will get at least 7 hits in the game?
Answer by greenestamps(13209) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I will ignore the fact that a batter will never get 9 at bats in one game....

P(7 hits) =
P(8 hits) =
P(9 hits) =

Add the three probabilities....

Or use a graphing calculator that can perform all the calculations for you; or find an online calculator that will calculate these kinds of probabilities.

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