A reporter determines a baseball player's batting average, which is a ratio of number of hits to the number of times at bats. Th

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e result shown on a calculator as 0.2121....
How many hits would the player be expected to get in 200 at bats? Explain

2 answers:

Leona [12.6K] · Answer 1 · 2026-02-26T10:39:10+03:00

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x:200

x/200 =.2121212121...

200(x/200) = 200(.2121212121...)

x = 42.4242...

The expectation is that a player would achieve 42 hits over 200 at-bats.

Inessa [12.5K] · Answer 2 · 2026-02-26T10:41:27+03:00

Answer:

Therefore, the expected number of hits for a player in 200 at-bats is:

42

We know:

The ratio of:

Hits to at-bats is given as: 0.212121..

Now we need to calculate the hits when the player has 200 at-bats.

Let the number of hits be denoted as: x

From the ratio provided, we have a corresponding equation based on this known value.

$\dfrac{x}{200}=0.212121$

That is.

$x=200\times 0.212121\\\\i.e.\\\\x=42.4242$

This calculation results in approximately 42.