document.write( "Question 374846: If a baseball player hits 2500 of every 10000 times he is up to bat, what would his average be if he batted 12 times in one game \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent average if he batted 12 times in one game
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document.write( "setting up the proportion
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document.write( "cross multiplying to solve for x
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document.write( "12*2500 = 10000x
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document.write( "12*2500/10,000 = x
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document.write( "3 = x
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document.write( "Average hits batting 12 times in one game would be 3
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document.write( "CHECKING ou Answer
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document.write( "2500/10,000 = 1/4 = 3/12 \n" );
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