A certain baseball player hits a home run in 3% of his at-bats. Consider his at-bats as independent events. Find the probability that this baseball player hits at most 10 home runs in 600 at-bats?
A) 0.03
B) 0.9633
C) 0.97
D) 0.0367

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The probability of hitting at most 10 home runs in 600 at-bats can be modeled using a binomial distribution with n = 600 and p = 0.03. Using a normal approximation or binomial tables, the probability is approximately 0.0367.

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