Karen's batting average was .444. She was at bat 45 times. How many hits did she get?

Question

Karen's batting average was .444. She was at bat 45 times. How many hits did she get? We are not sure how to solve this problem. Can someone help us.

 

Answer 1

Hey Kristy,

 

A batting average is simply the ratio of hits/at-bats.  So, if Karen were up to bat 1,000 times and she got a hit 444 times, that makes her batting average 444/1,000 = .444.

 

The good news is you can multiply this ratio by number of at bats to get the number of hits.

 

So, 45 hits x .444 = your answer.

 

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Kristy, remember that batting average is how many hits Karen got divided by her number of at-bats.  In other words, if we let A = her batting average, b = her number of at-bats, and h = her number of hits, then A = h/b, so we have that .444 = h/45.  Can you solve from here?