Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

In 1919, Babe Ruth hit 29 home runs,

batted .322, and made $40,000.

In 1991 the average major league

baseball player hit 15 home runs,

batted .275, and made $840,000.

WHAT IS THE CORRECT ANSWER:

Babe Ruth 
 The average modern baseball player

Babe Ruth  The average modern baseball player

Babe Ruth  The average modern baseball player

From Math Curseby

Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith.

In this chapter you will:

Collect, organize, and interpret data

Investigate combinations

Predict probability of events

Explore tree diagrams

Solve problems by using a diagram or graph

Critical Thinking/Finding Together

A batting average of .100 means 100 hits

out of 1000 times at bat. A batting average

of .200 means 200 hits out of 1000 times at

bat. Describe Babe Ruth’s batting average.

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