Melanie plays softball and is hitting 30% of the balls pitched to her. If she has hit the ball 39 times, about how many times has the ball been pitched to her?

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Melanie plays softball and is hitting 30% of the balls pitched to her. If she has hit the ball 39 times, about how many times has the ball been pitched to her?

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The answer will be p= 130

WombatPM answered Aug 28, 2018

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p(30/100)=39 multiply both sides by 100

30p=3900 divide both sides by 30

p=130

So she has faced 130 pitches.

Nicolas Degen answered Aug 31, 2018

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