Answer :

The probability that a baseball player has exactly 5 hits in his next 7 at bats =  0.0034

In this question we have been given a baseball player has a batting average of 0.19

We need to find the probability that he has exactly 5 hits in his next 7 at bats.

We know that the formula for the binomial distribution:

P(x) = nCx p^x q^(n - x)

From given information:

p = 0.19

q = 1 - p

  = 1 - 0.19

  = 0.81

n = 7 and x = 5

Using binomial distribution formula the probability would be,

P = nCx p^x q^(n - x)

P = 7C5 * (0.19)^5 * (0.81)^(7 - 5)

P = 21 * (0.19)^5 * (0.81)^2

P = 0.0034

Therefore, the required probability is:  0.0034

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