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: A Guide for Teachers
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The Better Batter—
The Fix Key
Name ___________________________
Date
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Problem
You are going to play Virtual Baseball. You need to select 9 players from the list to
be on your team. Choose the players with the best batting averages.
Procedure
1. Find the batting averages (number of hits
¾
number of times at bat) rounded to
3 decimal places for each player.
Player
Number of Hits
Number of
Times at Bat
Batting Average
(rounded to 3 decimal places)
C. Ripken
122
368
Puckett
119
363
Molitor
119
364
Greenwell
104
334
Tartabull
103
311
Palmeiro
120
366
Franco
109
344
Joyner
105
338
Boggs
106
329
Baines
91
290
Sax
113
388
Williams
20
74
Sheridan
15
63
Barfield
64
284
Mattingly
109
367
Hall
87
280
2. Make a list of your players in order, from highest to lowest.
Player 1
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Player 6
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Player 2
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Player 7
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Player 3
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Player 8
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Player 4
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Player 9
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Player 5
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