Question

In 1970, the average length of a major league baseball game was 150 minutes compared to 180 minutes in 2018. Calculate the absolute and relative change in major league baseball game times from 1970 to 2018. Round your answer for relative change to the nearest whole percent.

Answer 1

• 30 min
• 20%

Explanation:

The absolute change in game length is ...

(180 min) -(150 min) = 30 min . . . . change in game length

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The relative change is expressed as a fraction of the original game length:

(30 min)/(150 min) × 100% = 20% . . . . relative change in game length