SOLUTION: A baseball player has a batting average of 0.165. What is the probability that he has exactly 6 hits in his next 7 at bats? Round to 5 decimals.

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Question 1199200: A baseball player has a batting average of 0.165. What is the probability that he has exactly 6 hits in his next 7 at bats? Round to 5 decimals.
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Standard and typical binomial distribution problem. 

Use the standard binomial distribution probability formula


    P = C%5B7%5D%5E6%2A0.165%5E6%2A%281-0.165%29%5E1 = 7%2A0.165%5E6%2A%281-0.165%29 = 0.000118 (rounded).   ANSWER

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