Question

A player has 26 hits in 120 times at bat. Write the player's batting average as a decimal. Round to the nearest thousandth

Answer 1

26 divided by 120 0.2167 IS THE ANSWER ROUNDED to the nearest thousandth.

Answer 2

Answer: 0.217

Explanation:

Given : Number of hits = 26

Number of times at bat = 120

The formula to find the player's batting average is given by :-

`\text{Player's batting average}=\frac{\text{Number of hits}}{\text{Number of times player at bat}}\\\\\Rightarrow\ \text{Player's batting average}=(26)/(120)\\\\\Rightarrow\ \text{Player's batting average}=0.216666666667\approx0.217\ \ \text{[ Rounded to the nearest thousandth]}`

Hence, the player's batting average = 0.217