Question

PROBLEM SOLVING Your friend has 12 hits out of

60 times at bat so far this baseball season. Solve
12 + x
————
60+ x
consecutive hits your friend needs to raise his batting
average to 0.360.
the equation 0.360 =
to find the number of

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

• So far this baseball season, your friend has 12 hits out of 60 times at-bat.
• To find the number of consecutive hits your friend needs to raise his batting average to 0.360, you can solve the equation 0.360 = (12 + x) / (60 + x) where x is the number of consecutive hits your friend needs to raise his batting average to 0.360 12.

Solving for x, we get:

• 0.360 = (12 + x)/(60 + x)

• 0.360(60 + x) = 12 + x

• 21.6 + 0.360x = 12 + x

• 21.6 - 12 = x - 0.360x

• 9.6 = 0.64x

x = 15

• Therefore, your friend needs 15 consecutive hits to raise his batting average to 0.360

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