Question

Ms. Malloy, the principal at Louisville Middle School, said that since the school had 100% attendance during the KPREP test, she would be the "target" for the dunking booth at the school carnival. Chris, the pitcher for the baseball team, throws a ball and hits the target 2 out of 3 times.

Write a proportion to determine how many times Chris will most likely hit the target if he throws the ball 20 times?

a) 20/3
b) 40/3
c) 10/3
d) 20/9

Answer 1

Chris will most likely hit the target approximately 13 times if he throws the ball 20 times.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion using the given information. Chris hits the target 2 out of 3 times. So, the probability of Chris hitting the target is 2/3. We can set up the proportion as:

(2/3) = x/20

Cross multiplying, we get:

3x = 2 * 20

Simplifying, we get:

3x = 40

Dividing both sides by 3, we get:

x = 40/3

Therefore, Chris will most likely hit the target approximately 13 times if he throws the ball 20 times.