Question

Suppose that in a particular country, the probability that a randomly chosen person is a left-handed baseball player is 0.015 0.015 and the probability that a randomly chosen baseball player is left-handed is 0.240. 0.240. Based on these probabilities, determine the probability, p , p, that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball. Give your answer as a decimal precise to at least three decimal places.

Answer 1

0.0625

Explanation:

P(left/baseball) =

P(baseball ^ left)/P(baseball)

0.24 = 0.015/P(baseball)

P(baseball) = 1/16 or 0.0625