Question

Tony hit 9 out of 15 pitches at baseball practice yesterday. The following day at practice 45 pitches were made. How many pitches did Tony miss?

Answer 1

18 pitches.

Explanation:

I'm assuming the "9 out of 15" is the fraction of pitches Tony hit at baseball practice.

Hence, Tony missed 6 out of 15 pitches.

6/15 * 45

= 6 * 3

= 18 pitches.

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Answer 2

18

Explanation:

You have to start with how many he hit.

Let the number of pitches he hit = x

9/15 = x / 45 Cross multiply

15x = 9 * 45 Combine the right side

15x = 405 Divide by 15

x = 405/15

x = 27

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The number he missed is 45 - 27 = 18