SOLUTION: A baseball player has a batting average of 0.16. What is the probability that he has exactly 2 hits in his next 7 at bats? Round your answer to four decimal places.

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Question 1185066: A baseball player has a batting average of 0.16. What is the probability that he has exactly 2 hits in his next 7 at bats? Round your answer to four decimal places.
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A baseball player has a batting average of 0.16. What is the probability that he has
exactly 2 hits in his next 7 at bats? Round your answer to four decimal places.
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It is the binomial type probability distribution.


The number of trial n= 7; the probability of the success trial is  0.16,  and the number of success trial k = 2. 


    P = C%5B7%5D%5E2%2A0.16%5E2%2A%281-0.16%29%5E5 = %28%287%2A6%29%2F%281%2A2%29%29%2A0.16%5E2%2A0.84%5E5 = 0.2248   (rounded).     ANSWER

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