The mean of a binomial distribution where there are: n trials with a probability p of ONE sucess in ONE trial, is given by m = np. The nearer a number of successes is to the mean of m = np, the more likely it is to occur. In this case np = (25)(0.48) = 12. Therefore the most likely number of successes is 12. The next most likely is 10, the next is 9, and the least likely is 20. P(20 sucesses) < P(9 sucesses) < P(10 successes) < P(12 sucesses) FYI, by actual calculation, P(12 successes) = 0.15811 P(9 successes) = 0.07897 P(20 successes) = 0.00085 P( 10 sucesses) = 0.11664 The correct answer is, of course, P(12 successes). Edwin