SOLUTION: what is wrong with this statement?: The probability that a baseball player hits a home run is greater than the probability that he gets a successful hit.

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Question 955650: what is wrong with this statement?:
The probability that a baseball player hits a home run is greater than the probability that he gets a successful hit.

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The problem with this one is that for a baseball player to a he would to make a .
Therefore it is impossible for the number of home runs to be than the number of successful hits.
Of the two choices this would fall under the category of mutually exclusive.

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