A placekicker for a football team makes field goals 85% of the time when kicking from the 20-yard line. Assuming that field goal attempts can be considered random events, what is the probability that the placekicker will make 4 of his next 5 attempts from the 20-yard line?

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A placekicker for a football team makes field goals 85% of the time when kicking from the 20-yard line. Assuming that field goal attempts can be considered random events, what is the probability that the placekicker will make 4 of his next 5 attempts from the 20-yard line?

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