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200

12.1 x 100

1,210

200

Which two teams represent New York in MLB?

(Hint: both had early-season games this week)

The New York Yankees and New York Mets

200

Multiply these decimals: 0.2 * 7

1.4

200

Subtract these decimals: 851.701 - 312.49

539.211

200

The Major League Baseball season just got underway—what is the name of the championship series played at the end of the MLB season?

The World Series

400

Which team kicked off the season as defending champions of the Major League Baseball World Series?

The Texas Rangers

400

Add these decimals: 5.2 + 3.11

8.31

400

What special rule is used in extra innings in MLB to help games end faster?

A runner starts on second base

400

Subtract these decimals: 10.71 - 0.7

10.01

400

Divide these decimals: 60.5 ÷ 5

12.1

600

52.1 / 1,000 =

.00521

600

Add these decimals: 6.125 + 18.4729

24.5979

600

Multiply these decimals: 0.8 * 0.3

0.24

600

As teams fight for playoff spots in the NBA, what is the term for the final games of the season that determine playoff seeding?

The regular season stretch run (or playoff push)

600

During baseball practice, Maclen and his teammates share a large bucket of baseballs.

The coach brings out 18.75 pounds of baseballs (including the bucket weight evenly distributed for practice use). The balls are split equally among 6 players.

Later, Maclen uses his share over 2.5 practice sessions, using the same amount each session.

  1. How many pounds of baseballs does each player receive?
  2. How many pounds does Maclen use per practice session? 
  • Each player gets 3.125 pounds
  • Maclen uses 1.25 pounds per session
800

32.1 / 100

.321

800

Add these decimals: 17 + 9.54

26.54

800

Maclen earns $2.50 per game for helping at the snack stand. He works 3.5 games.
Then he spends $4.25 on baseball gear.
How much money does he have left? 

4.50 left

800

Subtract these decimals: 9.034 - 0.095

8.939

800

Divide these decimals: 2.12 ÷ 0.02 

106

1000

59.8 x 1,000 =

59,800

1000

During a weekend baseball tournament, Maclen tracks how far he runs during different parts of each game.

  • In the first game, he runs 1.85 miles.
  • In the second game, he runs 2.375 miles.
  • In the third game, he runs 1.9 miles.

Between games, he also runs warm-up laps:

  • After the first game, he runs 0.65 miles.
  • After the second game, he runs 0.825 miles.

At the end of the day, Maclen realizes he forgot to include an extra 0.475 miles he ran chasing a foul ball.

How many total miles did Maclen run during the entire tournament?

8.075 miles

1000

Multiply these decimals. 0.25 * 0.7

0.175

1000

During a long baseball practice, Maclen starts with 10.5 miles of total running planned for the week.

By midweek, he has already run:

  • 2.75 miles on Monday
  • 3.625 miles on Tuesday
  • 1.8 miles on Wednesday

On Thursday, he planned to run more, but he had to stop early and only completed 0.95 miles less than what he originally planned (2.4 miles).

How many miles does Maclen still need to run to reach his 10.5-mile goal?

Maclen still needs to run 0.875 miles.

1000

Divide these decimals: 3.70 ÷  0.5

7.4