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Binomial and Geometric · Challenge problem

A hen lays NN eggs in a week, where NN is binomial with n=8n = 8 and p=12p = \dfrac12. Each egg, independently of everything else, hatches with probability 12\dfrac12. What is the probability that exactly 22 chicks hatch that week? Express your answer as a common fraction.