The table below provides career batting information on 4 of the greatest batters of all time.  Find P(hit was made by Ty Cobb AND The hit was a Home Run).

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The table below provides career batting information on 4 of the greatest batters of all time. 
Find P(hit was made by Ty Cobb AND The hit was a Home Run). 

 

Name
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Total Hits
Babe Ruth
1,517
506
136
714
2,873
Jackie Robinson 1,054
273
54
137
1,518
Ту Cobb
3,606
174
295
114
4,189
Hank Aaron
2,294
624
98
755
3,771
Total
8,471
1,577
583
1,720
12,351
Transcribed Image Text:Name Single Double Triple Home Run Total Hits Babe Ruth 1,517 506 136 714 2,873 Jackie Robinson 1,054 273 54 137 1,518 Ту Cobb 3,606 174 295 114 4,189 Hank Aaron 2,294 624 98 755 3,771 Total 8,471 1,577 583 1,720 12,351
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Given:

Total=12351Number of home run hit Ty Cobb=114

P(hit was made by Ty Cobb AND The hit was a Home Run) is obtained as below:

Phit was made by TyCobb AND The hit was a Home Run=nTyCobbHome runTotal=11412351=0.0092

Thus, the P(hit was made by Ty Cobb AND The hit was a Home Run) is 0.0092.

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