ppose that in a particular country, the probability that a randomly chosen person is a left-handed baseball player is 0.014 and the probability that a randomly chosen baseball player is left-handed is 0.260. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball?

ppose that in a particular country, the probability that a randomly chosen person is a left-handed baseball player is 0.014 and the probability that a randomly chosen baseball player is left-handed is 0.260. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person from this country plays baseball?

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Suppose that in a particular country, the probability that a randomly chosen person is a left-handed baseball player is 0.014 and the probability that a randomly chosen baseball player is left-handed is 0.260.

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