Marcy is watching a baseball game. So far, 5 batters have gotten a hit and 10 batters have not. Out of the next 12 batters, how many should Marcy expect to get a hit, given the past data?

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Marcy is watching a baseball game. So far, 5 batters have gotten a hit and 10 batters have not. Out of the next 12 batters, how many should Marcy expect to get a hit, given the past data?
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GPT 3.5 · Answer

Considering the past data, the probability of a batter getting a hit is 5 out of 15, or 1/3. Therefore, Marcy should expect approximately 4 out of the next 12 batters to get a hit.