Question

15 people gathered to watch a baseball game. while talking, they realized that 5 of them were toronto blue jays fans. what is the probability that the favorite team of a randomly selected baseball fan is the toronto blue jays? write your answer as a fraction or whole number. p(toronto blue jays) =

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total and favorable outcomes

Total number of people is 15, number of Toronto Blue - Jays fans is 5.

Step2: Use probability formula

Probability $P(A)=\frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}}$. Here, $P(\text{Toronto Blue Jays})=\frac{5}{15}$.

Step3: Simplify the fraction

$\frac{5}{15}=\frac{1}{3}$.

Answer:

$\frac{1}{3}$