A Certain Baseball Player Hits a Home Run in 7

question 101

Multiple Choice

A certain baseball player hits a home run in 7% of his at-bats. Consider his at-bats as independent events. Find the probability that this baseball player hits more than 42 home runs in 800 at-bats?

• A) 0.93
• B) 0.07
• C) 0.0307
• D) 0.9693

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