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}}=\frac{12}{98}$$\text{batting average=}\frac{12}{98}=0.122$

Hence, Donald's current batting average is 0.122