Question

A baseball player haf 4 hits in 8 games. At this rate, how many hits will the baseball player have in the next 28 games?

Answer 1

We can solve this using ratio and proportion. Let x be the number of hits the baseball player will have in the next 28 games.

4 : 8 = x : 28

(4)(28) = (x)(8)

112 = 8x

112/8 = 8x/8

14 = x

Explanation:

Answer 2

14 hits

Explanation:

We can use a ratio to solve

4hits x hits

------------ = -------------

8 games 28 games

Using cross products

4 * 28 = 8x

Divide each side by 8

112/8 = x

14 = x

14 hits