A baseball player hit 54 homeruns in a season. Of the runs, 17 went to right field, 16 went to right center field, 8 went to center field, 8 went to left center field and 5 went to left field. What is the probability that a randomly selected home run went to left field.
5/54
To find the probability that a randomly selected home run went to left field, we first need to determine the total number of home runs hit. We can then calculate the probability by dividing the number of home runs that went to left field by the total number of home runs.
In this case, the total number of home runs hit in the season is given as 54.
Now, let's calculate the probability:
Probability = Number of home runs to left field / Total number of home runs
Given that 5 home runs went to left field:
Probability = 5 / 54
Hence, the probability that a randomly selected home run went to left field is approximately 0.093, which can be written as 9.3%.