Question

Steven is trying to find his batting average. He hit the

ball and got on base 15 out of a total of 45 at-bats.
What is the correct decimal equivalent of Steven's bat-
ting average?
15
45

Answer 1

To find Steven's batting average, we need to divide the number of times he got on base (15) by the total number of at-bats (45):

15/45

We can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 15:

15/45 = (15 ÷ 15) / (45 ÷ 15) = 1/3

Therefore, Steven's batting average is 1/3, which is equivalent to 0.333 as a decimal.