Question

Dan was the team’s star batter. He had a batting average of 60%. If Dan had 30 hits last summer, how many at bats did he have?

Answer 1

50 bats total

Explanation:

To solve this problem, all one has to do is, set up a proportion, remember, a proportion is;

`(part)/(whole) = (percent)/(100)`

In this case;

`(hits)/(total.bats) = (percent)/(100)`

It is given that;

percent - 60%

hits - 30

Now substitute in the values and solve;

`(30)/(total.bats) = (60)/(100)`

Solve, first simplify;

`(30)/(total.bats) = (3)/(5)`

Now use cross products;

150 = 3(total_bats)

Inverse operations;

150 = 3(total_bats)

/3 /3

50 = total_bats