A baseball player's batting average is 0.310. What is the probability that the player will get more than 2 hits in a game in which the player has 5 official at-bats. Assume outcomes of at-bats are independent of one another. O 0.500 0.035 0.142 0.177

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A baseball player's batting average is 0.310. What is the probability that the player will get
more than 2 hits in a game in which the player has 5 official at-bats. Assume outcomes of
at-bats are independent of one another.
0.500
0.035
0.142
O 0.177
Transcribed Image Text:A baseball player's batting average is 0.310. What is the probability that the player will get more than 2 hits in a game in which the player has 5 official at-bats. Assume outcomes of at-bats are independent of one another. 0.500 0.035 0.142 O 0.177
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