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Question 149612: A baseball player gets 12 hits in 40 at bats. What percent are hits and what percents of nonhits.
: A baseball player gets 12 hits in 40 at bats. What percent are hits and what percents of nonhits.

Answer by jojo14344(900) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simply he hit 12 out of 40,
12/40 = 0.30*100%= 30% -----> This is the percentage of how many he hits
The remaining 28 (40-12=28) are non hits, so
28/40 = 0.70*100% =70% -----> This is the percentage of non hits
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Thank you,
Jojo