Question

The clean up hitter on a baseball tean batted 1/3 of the runs the team scored. The hitter batted in 3 runs. Select the equation that represents the number of n of runs the team scored. Then solve the equation:

A.1/3n=3
B.n/3=1/3
C.3n=1/3
D.3n=9

Answer 1

The number of runs the team scored is n. The clean up hitter batted in 1/3 of the runs. The clean up hitter batted in 3 runs. We can use this information to set up an equation. 1/3 (number of runs) = 3 1/3 (n) = 3 n = 9 The team scored 9 runs. The correct answer is A. 1/3 (n) = 3