Tony hit 9 out of 15 pitches at baseball practice yesterday. What percentage of the pitches did Tony NOT hit?

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asked Oct 12, 2021 68.8k views

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Cloudsafe · Answer 1 · 2021-10-16T11:20:04+0000

Answer:

40%

Explanation:

using the box method,

multiply 9 × 100

= 900 and divide 900 by 15

900 ÷ 15 = 60%

60% is the amount of pitches he hit

100% - 60% = 40%

he missed 40%