Question

Karen's batting average was 0.444. She was at bat 45 times. How many hits did she get?

Answer 1

To answer this, mult. 45 hits by 0.444:

45(0.444) = 19.98.  Obviously we must round this off, since the quantity "
number of times at bat) is integer.  Thus, she got 20 hits (rounded up from 19.18).