After 75 games of the 2009 baseball season, the Texas Rangers had a record of 40 wins and 35 losses for a winning percentage of .533. You realize that this data fits a binomial model and want to use the formula

to determine the probability that they will win 4 of their next 5 games. What value will be substituted for "n" in the formula?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 40
D. 75

Question

After 75 games of the 2009 baseball season, the Texas Rangers had a record of 40 wins and 35 losses for a winning percentage of .533. You realize that this data fits a binomial model and want to use the formula 


to determine the probability that they will win 4 of their next 5 games. What value will be substituted for "n" in the formula?
	A.	4
	B.	5
	C.	40
	D.	75

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

thats the formula above.

anonymous · Answer

I got B for my answer, but im really not sure about this one.

agent0smith · Answer

All you need is n, which is the total number of games they will play (NOT the games they win, that'd be x)

anonymous · Answer

Okay, so B is the correct answer, huh?

agent0smith · Answer

yep!