Question

If babe ruth averaged 46 home runs per year, how many home runs did he hit in 12 years

Answer 1

If he averaged 46 per year, you can just multiply that average times the number of years.

46(12)=552 home runs

Answer 2

He hit 552 home runs in 12 years

Explanation:

To solve this problem, we will follow the steps below;

Using proportion;

Let x be the number of home runs he hits in 12 years

46 home runs = 1 year

x = 12

cross -multiply

x × 1 = 46× 12

x = 552 home runs

Therefore, he hit 552 home runs in 12 years