Question

The clean up hitter on a baseball tean batted 1/4 of the runs the team scored. The hitter batted in 5 runs. Select the equation that represents the number of n of runs the team scored. Then solve the equation:

A.1/4n=5
B.n/4=1/4
C.5n=1/4
D.5n=4

Answer 1

A.
`(1)/(4)n=5`

The solution is: n=20

Explanation:

1. You have the following information given in the problem above:

- The hitter batted
`(1)/(4)` of the runs the team scored.

- The hitter batted in 5 runs.

2. If
`n` is the number of run the team scored, then
`(1)/(4)` of
`n` must be equal to five runs batted by the hitter. Therefore, the equation is:

`(1)/(4)n=5`

3. Solve for
`n`, as following:

`(1)/(4)n=5\\n=(5)(4)\\n=20`