Question

A softball player's batting average is (h)/(a), where h is the number of hits and a is the number of "at bats." Last month, Anna Wolf had 14 hits in 27 at bats. What was her batting average?

Answer 1

To find Anna Wolf's batting average, we need to use the formula (h)/(a), where h represents the number of hits and a represents the number of "at bats."

Given that Anna had 14 hits and 27 at bats last month, we can substitute these values into the formula:

Batting average = Number of hits / Number of at bats

Batting average = 14 / 27

To simplify the fraction, we divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 1 in this case:

Batting average = 14 / 27 = 14/27

Therefore, Anna Wolf's batting average is 14/27.