Question

A baseball player hit 73 home runs in a season. Of the 73 home​ runs, 25 went to right​ field, 25 went to right center​ field, 8 went to center​ field, 10 went to left center​ field, and 5 went to left field.​

(a) What is the probability that a randomly selected home run was hit to left centerleft center ​field?
(b) Was it unusual for this player to hit a home run to left centerleft center ​field?

Answer 1

A baseball player hit 73 home runs in a season.

Of the 73 home​ runs, 25 went to right​ field, 25 went to right center​ field, 8 went to center​ field, 10 went to left center​ field, and 5 went to left field.​

(a) the probability that a randomly selected home run was hit to left center ​field =
`(10)/(73)=0.1369` = 13.69%

(B) Since the probability of an unusual event is 0, it was possible for this player to hit a home run to left center ​field.