SOLUTION: In a weekend baseball game tournament, Joel had 4 hits in 13 times at bat. That is he hit safely 4/13 of the time. Write the decimal equivalent for Joels hitting, rounding, to th

Algebra ->  Test -> SOLUTION: In a weekend baseball game tournament, Joel had 4 hits in 13 times at bat. That is he hit safely 4/13 of the time. Write the decimal equivalent for Joels hitting, rounding, to th      Log On


   

Question 92129: In a weekend baseball game tournament, Joel had 4 hits in 13 times at bat. That is he hit safely 4/13 of the time. Write the decimal equivalent for Joels hitting, rounding, to three decimal places. (Than number is Joels batting average)
Answer by anraymer(35) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You simply divide 4 by 13 and get 0.30769
Since you only need three decimal spots, you round the last digit. In this case, you round up because the fourth number is larger than 5. So your answer is: 0.308