Word Problems
Babe Ruth had a career batting average of 0.342. Joe Jackson's career batting average was 0.356. Who had the greater batting average AND by how much?
Joe Jackson by 0.014
7.08 - 4.1 =
2.98
9.1 - 3.264 =
5.836
The distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate is 18.39 meters. The distance from home to first base is 27.4 meters. How much farther is first base from home than the pitchers mound to home?
9.01 meters
19.3 - 5.972 =
13.328
15 - 9.86 =
5.14
If the bases are evenly spaced at 27.4 meters, how far would a batter have to run from home to second base?
54.8 meters
3.4 - 1.86 =
1.54
$13.43 - $8.17 =
$5.26
Dad gave Josh a five dollar bill to buy a hot dog. Josh returned with $2.51. How much did Josh spend?
$2.49
8.07 - 0.309 =
7.761
7.81 - 2.259 =
5.551
Dad uses the change ($2.49) to buy a pretzel for $1.75. How much money is left?
$0.74
2.044 - 1.2
0.844
12.7 - 6.65 =
6.05