Question

Billy played in 3 baseball games with a batting average of 0.417. In the first game, he had 1 hit in 4 times at bat, and in the second game, he got 2 hits in 3 times at bat. In the third game, how many times was Billy at bat, and how many hits did he have?

Answer 1

You need to add x as the unknown (x)

Answer 2

1 hit in 5 times a bat
1/4 = .25
2/3 = .66
1/5 = .20
.25 + .66 + .20 = 1.16
1.16/3 = .38
This is closer than you would if you hit 2 hits in 4 times