Question

Sandy Koufax had a 0.655 win/loss percentage; Walter Johnson's was 0.599. How much higher was Koufax's win/loss percentage than Johnson's?

a) 0.056
b) 0.066
c) 0.056%
d) 0.066%

Answer 1

Sandy Koufax's win/loss percentage is 0.056 higher than Walter Johnson's, obtained by subtracting Johnson's percentage (0.599) from Koufax's percentage (0.655).

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much higher Sandy Koufax's win/loss percentage is compared to Walter Johnson's, you subtract Johnson's percentage from Koufax's. Using the given win/loss percentages:

• Sandy Koufax's win/loss percentage: 0.655
• Walter Johnson's win/loss percentage: 0.599

Subtracting Johnson's from Koufax's gives us:

0.655 - 0.599 = 0.056

Therefore, Sandy Koufax's win/loss percentage is 0.056 higher than Walter Johnson's, which corresponds to option (a).