Batter Up!

Name:____________________________ Team: St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holiday Year AB 599 2012 446 2011 596 2010 Jon Jay Year 2012 2011 2010

H 177 132 186

2B 36 36 45

3B 2 0 1

HR 27 22 28

BB 75 60 69

TB 298 317

BA .295

SLG .497 .525

AB 443 455 287

H 135 135 86

2B 22 24 19

3B 4 2 2

HR 4 10 4

BB 34 28 34

TB 177 193

BA .297 .300

SLG .400 .422

Yadier Molina Year AB 505 2012 475 2011 465 2010

H 159 145 122

2B 28 32 19

3B 0 1 0

HR 22 14 6

BB 45 33 42

TB 221 159

BA .315 .305

SLG

.342

Baseball Abbreviations AB: H: 2B: 3B: HR: BB: TB: BA: SLG:

Use the data from the tables to answer the following questions. Batting Average is the decimal number rounded to 3 decimal places that represents the ratio below. BA: _Number of hits___ Number of at bats 1. a). Write the ratio that represents the batting averages for each of the three players in 2012.

b.) Explain the meaning of one of the ratios in Part (a).

c.) Covert each of the ratios in Part (a) to a decimal number.

d.) Explain any advantages to expressing the ratios in decimal form.

2. Find the remaining batting averages for 2011 and 2010. Then complete the batting average column for all three players.

3. In which year did each player have the highest batting average? Matt Holiday: Jon Jay: Yadier Molina:

4. Who has the highest batting average for the past 3 years? Clearly explain how you determined your answer.

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