Your team has a three-game series against the New Your Yankees. You have a chance to add up to three wins to your overall record. You can win each game in the series by correctly solving each set of problems. Email your answers to me by Friday, August 26.
Note: You can't lose! If you do not answer all of the problems correctly, it will not affect your overall record. You may not earn any extra wins, but you will not add any losses either.
Game 1
Solve the following problems correctly to win game 1 of the series (you will add one win to your overall record).
1. In last Saturday's game, Carl Crawford had 2 hits in 4 at-bats. What was his batting average for the game?
2. Dustin Pedroia leads the Red Sox in batting average since the All-Star Break. He has 52 hits in 145 at-bats. What is his batting average since the All-Star Break?
Game 2
Solve the following problems correctly to win game 2 of the series (you will add one win more to your overall record).
3. The Red Sox recently brought up catcher Ryan Lavarnway. He has a batting average of .333 in 4 games for the Red Sox. He has 5 hits. How many at-bats has he had?
4. Over the last 7 days, Jacoby Ellsbury has a batting average of .250. He has hit safely in what fraction of his at-bats?
Game 3
Solve the following problems correctly to win game 3 of the series (you will add one win more to your overall record).
5. David Ortiz has a batting average of .300 for the season. If he continues to bat .300, how many hits we he get in his next 50 at-bats?
6. Josh Reddick has 51 hits in 171 at-bats so far this season.
A. What is his batting average?
B. How many hits does he need over his next 20 at-bats in order to bring his average up above .300?
