Question

The clean up hitter on a baseball tean batted 1/4 of the runs the team scored. The hitter batted in 5 runs. Select the equation that represents the number of n of runs the team scored. Then solve the equation:
A.1/4n=5
B.n/4=1/4
C.5n=1/4
D.5n=4

Answer 1

Answer:

A. $\frac{1}{4}n=5$

The solution is: n=20

Step-by-step explanation:

1. You have the following information given in the problem above:

- The hitter batted $\frac{1}{4}$ of the runs the team scored.

- The hitter batted in 5 runs.

2. If $n$ is the number of run the team scored, then $\frac{1}{4}$ of $n$ must be equal to five runs batted by the hitter. Therefore, the equation is:

$\frac{1}{4}n=5$

3. Solve for $n$, as following:

$\frac{1}{4}n=5\\n=(5)(4)\\n=20$