A baseball player has a batting average of 0.37. What is the probability that he has exactly 5 hits in his next 7 at bats? The probability is

Answer 1

.370 Batting Average

Probabilty of 5 hits in next 7 at bats

7C5(.37)^5(.63)^2

= 21(.37)^5(.63)^2

= .1456623(.63^2)

=0.05779749472

= about 5.8% chance of exactly 5 hits in next 7 at bats with a .370 batting average