SOLUTION: If a baseball player's batting average is 0.340 or 34%, find the probability that the player will have a bad season and only score at most 60 hits in 200 times at bat?

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Question 286115: If a baseball player's batting average is 0.340 or 34%, find the probability that the player will have a bad season and only score at most 60 hits in 200 times at bat?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a baseball player's batting average is 0.340 or 34%, find the probability that the player will have a bad season and only score at most 60 hits in 200 times at bat?
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Binomial Problem with n= 200 ; p = 0.34 ; x = 60
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P(x=60) = 200C60*(0.34)^60*(0.66)^140 = 0.02968...
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Cheers,
Stan H.