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Chapter 3: Q. 31 (page 217)

Write the symbols for the probability that a player is an infielder or is not a great hitter.

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The symbolsP[IUN] that indicate if a player is an infielder or a poor hitter.

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01

Given

The following information is provided in the given question:

There are infielders and outfielders on a baseball team. Some players are excellent hitters, while others are not so good.

02

Explanation

The question asks you to write the symbols for an infielder or a player who isn't a terrific hitter.
As we can see, it is talking about "OR." In such case, we use the symbol "Union," which is denoted as " U", which signifies that it is present in either event I or event N, or both.
WeutilizeaformulatodetermineprobabilitiessuchasP[IUN].
P[A∪B]=P(A)+P(B)-P(A∩B)
A and B are two separate occurrences.

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