SOLUTION: A baseball player has a batting average of 0.38. What is the probability that he has exactly 2 hits in his next 7 at bats? The probability is

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Question 1100794: A baseball player has a batting average of 0.38. What is the probability that he has exactly 2 hits in his next 7 at bats?
The probability is

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This would be 7C2, the number of ways 2 hits can happen *0.38^2, the probability of two hits*0.62^5, the probability of 5 outs.
21*0.38^2*0.62^5=0.2778.