Question

Mauricio hits a baseball 4 times as often as Tony each game. He also hits 20 baseball's every Monday at practice. How many baseball's will Mauricio hit this week if Tony hits 4 balls at the game Saturday?

Answer 1

36 hits

Explanation:

Suppose Tony hits the ball x times and Mauricio hits a baseball 4 times as often as Tony each game.

So, Mauricio's hit = 4x

If Tony hits at the game, then Mauricio will hit 4 times as many times + the 20 at practice on mondays

Equation

4x + 20

That means if Tony hit 4, Mauricio will hit

4(4) + 20 = 36

Thus, Mauricio will hit 36 balls this week.