Question

Player B has 33 fewer hits than player A but has a greater batting average. Your friend concludes that Player B has more at bats than Player A. Is your Friend correct. Explain

Answer 1

Using proportions, it is found that he must have fewer at bats than Player A, as the batting average is inverse proportional to the number of at bats, hence you friend is incorrect.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of a total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three. Due to this, relations between variables, either direct or inverse proportional, can be built to find the desired measures in the problem.

The batting average is given by the division of the number of hits by the number of at bats. Player B has fewer hits but a greater batting average, which means that he must have fewer at bats than Player A, as the batting average is inverse proportional to the number of at bats, hence you friend is incorrect.

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