SOLUTION: A baseball player has a batting average of 0.38. What is the probability that he has exactly 5 hits in his next 7 bats?

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Question 1203737: A baseball player has a batting average of 0.38. What is the probability that he has exactly 5 hits in his next 7 bats?
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A baseball player has a batting average of 0.38. What is the probability
that he has exactly 5 hits in his next 7 bats?
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It is a binomial distribution probability problem.

The number of trials n= 7;
the number of successful trials is k= 5.
The probability of the individual success for each trial is p= 0.38.


Use the standard formula

    P =  =  = 0.06396  (rounded).   ANSWER

Solved.

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