Baseball Math Graph 1
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STUDENT REPRODUCIBLE 4 BASEBALL Graphs, like the bar graph below, display MATH information about numbers. In the example below, the length of each bar is proportional to the number it represents. Study this graph and then answer the questions that follow to learn more. Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals™ 2009 BATTING AVERAGES (PRIOR TO THE 2009 MLB® ALL-STAR GAME®) Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins™ .373 E Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners™ .362 AM Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins™ .349 R G Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals™ .332 A David Wright, New York Mets™ .324 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees™ .321 LL-ST Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies™ .313 A Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers™ .310 LB Shane Victorino, Philadelphia Phillies™ .309 Raul Ibanez, Philadelphia Phillies™ .309 Michael Young, Texas Rangers™ .308 Aaron Hill, Toronto Blue Jays™ .292 : 2009 M S Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals™ .280 Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees™ .275 YER A Jason Bay, Boston Red Sox™ .260 L P Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers™ .243 .000 .050 .100 .150 .200 .250 .300 .350 .400 BATTING AVERAGES QUESTIONS: Use the graph above to answer the questions below. Use a CREATE YOUR OWN separate piece of paper to calculate your answers. BASEBALL MATH GRAPH 1. How many players had batting averages above .300? Visit www.MLB.com and choose “Stats” in the top tool 2. How much higher was Albert Pujols’s batting average than Mark bar. Then click on different Teixeira’s? menus to select statistics you want to represent in a graph. Don’t forget to label the side 3. Of the 5 players hitting below .300, what is the average of their combined batting averages? and bottom of your graph, as well as give it a title. MLB player photos: Courtesy MLB Photos. Baseball photos: © Imageshop..