Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 285: 23a

Answer

$P(10~outs~in~10~consecutive~at-bats)=0.0282475249$

Work Step by Step

$P(makes~an~out)=0.70$ The events "out in at-bat 1", "out in at-bat 2", "out in at-bat 3", ..., "out in at-bat 10" are independent. $P(10~outs~in~10~consecutive~at-bats)=P(out~in~at-bat~1)\times P(out~in~at-bat~2)\times P(out~in~at-bat~3)\times...\times P(out~in~at-bat~10)=P(makes~an~out)^{10}=0.70^{10}=0.0282475249$
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