SOLUTION: A high school baseball player has a 0.258 batting average. In one game, he gets 5 at bats. What is the probability he will get at least 3 hits in the game?

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Question 1093226: A high school baseball player has a 0.258 batting average. In one game, he gets 5 at bats. What is the probability he will get at least 3 hits in the game?
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is 5C3, the number of ways 3 hits can occur (10)*0.258^3*0.742^2, the binomial formula
0.0946.
it is nCr*p^n*(1-p)^(n-r)

Answer by MathTherapy(10557) About Me  (Show Source):
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A high school baseball player has a 0.258 batting average. In one game, he gets 5 at bats. What is the probability he will get at least 3 hits in the game?
Correct answer: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+%220.1121%2C%22%2C+or%2C+%2211.21%25%22%29%29