Chapter CSB, Problem 4.21E

To determine

Find the probability that the player gets a hit in his next at-bat.

Answer to Problem 4.21E

  $\frac{63}{205}.$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

A baseball player has $126$ hits in $410$ at-bats this season.

Calculation:

The number of hits by a baseball player is $126$.

The number of trials by baseball player is $410$.

The probability to get next hit is as follows,

  $\begin{array}{l}Theprobabilitythattheplayergetsahitinhisnextat-bat=\frac{no.ofhits}{no.oftrials}\\ =\frac{126}{410}\\ =\frac{63}{205}\end{array}$

Hence, the probability that the player gets a hit in his next at-bat is $\frac{63}{205}.$