Question

Donald is on a school baseball team and has 12 base hits in 98 at bats so far this vear. Whatis his current batting average?

Answer 1

Given: Donald has 12 base hits in 98 at bats.

To Determine: The batting average

Solution:

The batting average can be calculated using the formula

`\text{batting average=}\frac{total\text{ number of hits}}{total\text{ number of at bats}}`

If

`\begin{gathered} \text{total number of hits=12} \\ \text{total number number of at bats=98} \end{gathered}`

Then

`\text{batting average=}\frac{total\text{ number of hits}}{total\text{ number of at bats}}=(12)/(98)`
`\text{batting average=}(12)/(98)=0.122`

Hence, Donald's current batting average is 0.122