SOLUTION: Derek Jeter had 1 hit after three times at bat. Write hits as a percent? do I make it a fraction and go 1/3 and then divide 3 into 1? But 3% does not seem correct?

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Question 349224: Derek Jeter had 1 hit after three times at bat. Write hits as a percent? do I make it a fraction and go 1/3 and then divide 3 into 1? But 3% does not seem correct?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"1 hit after three times at bat" means that the fraction that represents his hits is . Now divide using long division or a calculator to get 0.3333 (the '3's repeat) and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage 33.33%


So his hit percentage is roughly 33.33%


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