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A baseball player hit 65 home runs in a season. Of the 65 home runs, 21 went to right field, 22 went to right center field, 11 went to center field, 10 went to left center field, and 1 went to left field.

A) What is the probability that a randomly selected home run was hit to right field?
B) What is the probability that a randomly selected home run was hit to left field?
C) Was it unusual for this player to hit a home run to left field? Explain.

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Final answer:

The probability of a home run being hit to right field is 32.3%, and to left field is 1.5%. It is unusual for this player to hit a home run to left field as it only occurred once out of 65 home runs.

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer the questions regarding the probability of where a baseball player's home runs are hit, we need to consider the total number of home runs and the frequency of home runs hit to specific fields. Here are the calculations:



Probability to Right Field

The probability that a randomly selected home run was hit to right field (A) can be calculated as the number of home runs to right field divided by the total number of home runs:

Probability(A) = Number of home runs to right field / Total number of home runs

Probability(A) = 21 / 65 ≈ 0.323 or 32.3%



Probability to Left Field

The probability that a randomly selected home run was hit to left field (B) follows the same calculation method:

Probability(B) = Number of home runs to left field / Total number of home runs

Probability(B) = 1 / 65 ≈ 0.015 or 1.5%



Unusual Home Run Direction

Regarding the rarity of hitting to left field (C), we assess the frequency. Since the player only hit 1 out of 65 home runs to left field, it can be considered unusual for this player to hit a home run to left field compared to other directions.

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