Suppose that in a particular country, the probability that a randomly chosen person is a left-handed baseball player is 0.017 and the probability that a randomly chosen baseball player is left-handed is 0.250. Based on these probabilities, determine the probability, , that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball. Give your answer as a decimal precise to at least three decimal places.

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Answer: 0.068

Step-by-step explanation:

Let we denote event A for choosing a left-handed player and event B for choosing a baseball player.

Given : The probability that a randomly chosen person is a left-handed baseball player : [tex]P(A\cap B)=0.017[/tex]

The conditional probability that a randomly chosen baseball player is left-handed :

[tex]P(A|B)=0.250[/tex]

Using the formula for conditional probability:-

[tex]P(A|B)=\dfrac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)}\\\\\Rightarrow\ P(B)=\dfrac{P(A\cap B)}{P(A|B)}[/tex]

i.e. the  probability, , that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball will be :

[tex]P(B)=\dfrac{0.017}{0.250}=0.068[/tex]

Hence, the required probability : 0.068

The probability that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball is 0.068.

Given that in a particular country, the probability that a randomly chosen person is a left-handed baseball player is 0.017 and the probability that a randomly chosen baseball player is left-handed is 0.250, to determine, based on these probabilities, the probability that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball the following calculation must be performed:

Given that 0.250, that is, 25% of the country's baseball players are left-handed, we can say that 1/4 of the players have this ability.

So, given that 1/4 of the players represent a probability of 0.017, to determine the probability that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball, the following cross multiplication must be considered:

  • 25 = 0.017
  • 100 = X
  • 100 x 0.017 / 25 = X
  • 1.7 / 25 = X
  • 0.068 = X

Therefore, the probability that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball is 0.068.

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