Author Question: In 2001 the baseball player Barry Bonds had 156 base hits out of 476 at bats. In 1986, Bond's first ... (Read 134 times)

james

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In 2001 the baseball player Barry Bonds had 156 base hits out of 476 at bats. In 1986, Bond's first season, he had 92 hits out of 413 at bats. Calculate Bond's batting average (ratio of base hits to times at bat) for the 2001 and 1986 seasons.

Question 2

In 2001 the baseball player Barry Bonds hit a record 73 home runs. During that year, he was at bat 476 times. In 1986, Bond's first season, he hit 16 home runs out of 413 at bats. Calculate Bond's rate of home runs for the 2001 and 1986 seasons.



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Answer to Question 1

For 2001 it was 0.328, and for 1986 it was 0.223.

Answer to Question 2

For 2001, it is 15.34, and for 1986 it is 3.87.



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