Question

In a cricket match a batsman hits a boundary 4 times out of 32 balls he plays. What is the probability that he did not hit a boundary?

Answer 1

Fav outcome = 32-4=28
total outcome= 32
probability= 28/32 = 7/8

Answer 2

Given:

In a cricket match, a batsman hits a boundary 4 times out of 32 balls he plays.

To Find:

What is the probability that he did not hit a boundary?

Solution:

Probability is defined as the chances for an event to happen out of all the possible outcomes for that event. It lies between 0 to 1 and is denoted by P.

The formula for probability is,

$P=\frac{Possible Outcome}{Total Outcome}$

now the total possible outcomes in the given condition will be 32 and the possible number of outcomes will be,

Possible=32-4

             =28

So now put the values in the above-stated formula which is,

[tex]P=\frac{28}{32} \\ =\frac{7}{8} [/tex]

Hence, the probability that he did not hit the boundary is 7/8.