A baseball player has a batting average of 0.300. If the player had 660 at-bats in the season, how many were safe hits?

Question

A baseball player has a batting average of 0.300.  If the player had 660 at-bats in the season, how many were safe hits?

Answer 1

B.A. (batting average) = # of hits ÷ number of times at bat (AB), which excludes times walked, hit by pitcher, or sacrifices.

 

Multiply B.A. by AB (660) to get # of hits:  0.300•660 = 198 hits.