A baseball player hit 71 home runs in a season. Of the 71 home runs, 24 went to

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A baseball player hit 71 home runs in a season. Of the 71 home runs, 24 went to right field, 24 went to right center field, 8 went to center field, 12 went to left center field, and 3 went to left field.

(a) What is the probability that a randomly selected home run was hit to right center field?

(b) Was it unusual for this player to hit a home run to right center field?

A.) No, because this player hit 24 home runs to right center field. B.) Yes, because P(right center field)less than<0.5. C.) No, because the probability of an unusual event is 0 D.) No, because P(right center field)>0.05

Explanation / Answer

24 = right field

24 = right center field

8 = center field

12 = left center field

3 = left field

a)

probability that a randomly selected home run was hit to right center field =

                                                      number of hits in the right center field / total hits

                                                   = 24 / 71

                                                   = 0.338028

b)

Answer is B) Yes, because P(right center field)less than<0.5

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