document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054780>Question 1054780</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you play third base for your high school softball team. In the last four games, you had a total of 6 hits in 15 at-bats. Assuming you will have 4 at-bats in tomorrow’s game, how many hits will you need in order to have a batting average greater than .450? Write and solve an inequality to find the  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670021 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670021\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the number of hits I<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is the least number of hits needed to <BR>\n" );
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