Question

Ommy's batting average this season is 0.275. This means that he had a hit in 27.5% of his at-bats. If Tommy had 11 hits so far this season, how many at-bats has he had?

Answer 1

Question rephrased: if 11 counts for 27.5%, what counts for 100%?
In other words: a ratio problem.

Explanation:

`11/27.5=X/100->`

Cross-multiply:
`27.5xx X=11xx100->X=(11xx100}/27.5=40`

Check your answer!:
`0.275xx40=11` - check!