Question

Bill Space gets a hit 3 out of each 10 times up at bat. The percent of the times he fails to get a hit is:

Answer 1

Hey there queenofalmighty, welcome to OpenStudy. This is simple subtraction.
10-3=7, so the percentage of misses he got is 70%.

Answer 2

Look at it this way-
He DOES hit it 3 out of 10 times.
Therefore....
He FAILS to hit it 7 out of 10 times.
7 out of 10 = 7/10 = 70%