SOLUTION: A baseball player with a batting average of 0.300 comes to bat. What are the odds in favor of the ball player getting a hit?

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Question 115991: A baseball player with a batting average of 0.300 comes to bat. What are the odds in favor of the ball player getting a hit?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A baseball player with a batting average of 0.300 comes to bat. What are the odds in favor of the ball player getting a hit?
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P(getting a hit) = 0.3
P(not getting a hit) = 0.7
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Odds in favor of getting a hit = 0.3/0.7 = 3/7 or 3 to 7
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Stan H.