Question

A baseball player hit the ball 42 times out of the last 150 times at bat. What is the player's experimental probability of getting a hit the next time at bat?

Answer 1

0.28.

Explanation:

It is given that a baseball player hit the ball 42 times out of the last 150 times at bat.

Total no of times he bat = 150

No. of times he hit the ball = 42

We need to find the player's experimental probability of getting a hit the next time at bat.

`\text{Required Probability}=\frac{\text{No. of times he hit the ball}}{\text{Total no of times he bat}}`

`\text{Required Probability}=(42)/(150)`

`\text{Required Probability}=0.28`

Therefore, the required probability is 0.28.