Question

A baseball player made six hits in nine innings. What is the ratio of hits to innings?

Answer 1

My answer to the problem is as follows:

Since there were six hits out of nine innings, therefore the ratio would be:

6 is to 9 or; 6:9 or; 6 / 9

Simplifying using algebra:

The ratio of hits to innings would be 2 is to 3; or 2:3; or 2/3.

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Answer 2

A baseball player made six hits in nine innings.

Therefore, his ratio of hits to innings, which means his number of hits relative to the number of innings, is 6:9.

However, this isn't simplified.  To simplify a ratio, we must find the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) of the two terms.

The GCF of 6 and 9 is 3, thus, we divide both of the terms by 3 to get our simplified answer.

6:9 = 6/3 : 9/3 = 2:3

Your answer is that the ratio of hits to innings for the baseball player is 2:3.  (This can also be expressed as 2/3 or 2 to 3.)

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