: Batting Averages (Decimals & Fractions)
Question: A player gets 3 hits in 10 at-bats. What is their batting average as a decimal?
0.300
The bases on a baseball diamond form a square with side lengths of 90 feet. What is the perimeter of the infield?
360 feet
A pitcher throws 60 strikes out of 100 total pitches. What percentage of their pitches were strikes?
60%
A team has a run differential calculated by (Runs Scored - Runs Allowed). If they score 5 runs and allow 8, what is their run differential?
-3
Hot dogs cost $4 each (h). Write an expression for the total cost of buying h hot dogs.
4h
Express a $0.250$ batting average as a simplified fraction.
1/4
What is the total area enclosed by the 90-foot by 90-foot infield square?
8,100 square feet
If a pitcher throws 3 strikes for every 2 balls, what is the ratio of strikes to total pitches?
3:5 (or 3/5)
In Game 1, a team was -4 in run differential. In Game 2, their differential was +6. What is their total run differential across both games?
2
Tickets cost $15 each and parking is $10. Evaluate the expression $15t + 10$ for $t = 4$ tickets.
$70
A hitter gets 6 hits out of 20 at-bats. What is their batting average as a decimal?
0.300
A Little League infield is a square with 60-foot sides. How much shorter is its perimeter compared to a professional 90-foot infield?
120 feet shorter ($360 - 240 = 120$)
A pitcher allows 4 earned runs over 9 innings. How many earned runs would they be projected to allow over 27 innings at the same rate?
12 earned runs
At the start of the week, a team's run differential is -12. If they win a game by 7 runs, what is their new run differential?
-5
A fan buys 2 peanuts at $5 each and 3 sodas at $4 each. Solve 2(5) + 3(4) to find the total spent.
$22
Convert a $0.375$ batting average into a simplified fraction.
3/8
A batter hits a home run around a square infield (90 ft per side) in 15 seconds. What is their average speed in feet per second?
24 feet per second ($360 \div 15 = 24$)
A pitcher averages 2 strikeouts per inning. How many strikeouts will they have after 6.5 innings?
13 strikeouts
Calculate the average temperature over three evening games:-2C. 4C and 7C
3C
Solve for x: 3x + 12 = 42$, where x is the cost of a team baseball cap.
x=10($10)
Player A has 12 hits in 40 at-bats. Player B has 9 hits in 25 at-bats. Who has the higher batting average?
Player B (0.360 vs. Player A's 0.300)
If the outfield fence forms a semicircle with a radius of 300 feet from home plate, what is the length of the outfield fence line? (Use $\pi \approx 3.14$)
$942$ feet ($\pi \times 300 = 942$)
A pitcher throws 88 pitches in 5 innings. At this rate, how many pitches will they throw if they complete 9 full innings?
1858.4 or 158 pitches
A runner leads off base by +10 feet, slides back -6 feet during a pickoff attempt, and then leads off another +4 feet. How far off base are they now?
8 feet
A stadium sells adult tickets (a) for $20 and child tickets (c) for $10. If a family buys 3 adult tickets and 4 child tickets, evaluate 20a + 10c.
$100