SOLUTION: In the 2009 Major League Baseball​ season, a fictional baseball​ player, playing for the team of the National​ League, collected 117 hits in 437 ​at

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Question 1100641: In the 2009 Major League Baseball​ season, a fictional baseball​ player, playing for the team of the National​ League, collected 117

hits in 437

​at-bats in his first 112

games.
​a) The ratio of number of hits to number of​ at-bats, rounded to the nearest​ thousandth, is a​ player's batting average. What was fictional baseball​ player's batting average in his first 112 games?
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​b) Based on the ratio of number of hits to number of​ games, how many hits would he get in the 164​-game season?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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a)117/437=0.268 as his batting average
b)437/112=3.9 at bats/game
164x3.9=640 at bats
640 x 0.268=approx. 171 hits in 164 game season
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