Question

Last season, a baseball player scored 14 runs in 18 games. This season, the baseball player scored 12 runs in 15 games. Find the number of runs scored per game in each season. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Then identify the season in which the player scored more runs per game.

Answer 1

1. Last season, a baseball player scored 14 runs in 18 games, then the number of runs scored per game in last season is

$\dfrac{14}{18}=\dfrac{7}{9}\approx 0.78.$

2. This season, the baseball player scored 12 runs in 15 games, then the number of runs scored per game in this season is

$\dfrac{12}{15}=\dfrac{4}{5}=0.8.$

3. 0.78<0.8, then the player scored more runs in this season.