An article was published recently suggesting that persons who exercise regularly can reduce their risk of major clinical events (e.g. diabetes, cardiovascular disease) by up to 50% in some instances. It is believed that only 30% of adult Americans exercise on a regular basis. If eight adult Americans are analyzed, what is the probability that less than half of them exercise regularly? For some reason, I keep coming out with the wrong numbers.

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