At the end of the 2005 season, Major League Baseball player Andruw Jones had 1408 hits out of 5271 times at bat during his entire career. If Andruw has 570 at-bats during a season, predict the number of hits he will have during the season.

A.318 hits
B.280 hits
C.202 hits
D.152 hits

Question

At the end of the 2005 season, Major League Baseball player Andruw Jones had 1408 hits out of 5271 times at bat during his entire career. If Andruw has 570 at-bats during a season, predict the number of hits he will have during the season.

A.318 hits
B.280 hits
C.202 hits
D.152 hits

anonymous · Answer

Set up a ratio$$\frac{ 1408 }{ 5271 }=\frac{ x }{ 570 }$$
cross multiply and solve for x