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 ahe got 300 hits

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Question 168542: 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 ahe 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?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
300%2F1000=x%2F400
1000x=120000
highlight%28x=120%29 number of hits out of 400 to maintain a .300 avg
or you can just take 400 and multiply it by .3=120