Question

Mark leads the baseball league with his batting average. He strikes out 1 time for every 5 hits he got. If he went to bat 500 times. How many times did he strike out?

Answer 1

100 hits

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

`1\ time = 5\ hits`

Required

Determine hits in 500 times

Represent the number of hits with x

The given parameters can be represented with the following ratio:

`1 : 5`

The required parameters can be represented with the following ratio:

`x : 500`

Equate both ratios

`1 : 5 = x : 500`

Convert to fractions

`(1)/(5) = (x)/(500)`

Solve for x

`x = 500 * (1)/(5)`

`x = 100`