SOLUTION: in baseball a player's batting average is the ratio of hits to the number of times he or she has batted.thus,if the player has an average of .300 it means he or she got 300 hits in

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Question 48153: in baseball a player's batting average is the ratio of hits to the number of times he or she has batted.thus,if the player has an average of .300 it means he or she got 300 hits in 1000 at bats. in order to have an average of .300, how many hits would the batter have to get in 400 times at bat?please show work.thanks

Answer by cowess(34) About Me  (Show Source):
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Say the number of hits the batter have to get in 400 times at bat is x.
x/400=.300
x=400*0.300
x=120