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1. David Ortiz enters a home run hitting contest in which he is given 10 pitches. He earns $50 for each home run and the outcome of any particular pitch is independent of any previous pitch. If the probability of a home run is 0.8, what is the probability that Ortiz hits more than 8 home runs?

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.38

.30

.68

.13

.23

2.Using the information in Question 1, if it costs $200 to enter the contest, what is Ortiz's expected earnings?

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200

300

400

120

-50

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