Question

A pitcher in a major league baseball game threw 100 pitches. If 36 of the pitches were balls and 64 were strikes, what is the ratio of balls to strikes for that game?

Answer 1

The ratio of balls to strikes is 9 : 16

Explanation:

From the question, a pitcher in a baseball game threw a total of 100 pitches in which some were balls and others were strikes. 36 of them were balls and 64 were strikes.

To determine the ratio of balls to strikes for the game, we will divide the number of balls by the number of strikes.

That is,

Ratio of balls to strikes = Number of balls / Number of strikes

Number of balls = 36

Number of strikes = 64

Therefore,

Ratio of balls to strikes = 36 / 64

Ratio of balls to strikes = 9 / 16

Hence, the ratio of balls to strikes is 9 : 16.