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The Kicking Cacti and the Sprinting Stingrays met in their town's annual kickball
championship this year. They were so evenly matched that the game lasted 11 innings! The
Stingrays had 3 pitchers, and each of them pitched for the same number of innings.
How long did each of the pitchers for the Stingrays pitch?
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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Respuesta :

Using proportions, it is found that each of the pitchers for the Stingrays pitched for [tex]\mathbf{\frac{11}{3} = 3\frac{2}{3}}[/tex] innings.

  • This question is solved by proportions, using a rule of three.
  • In total, the Stingrays pitched 11 innings, with 3 pitchers. Each pitcher pitched the same amount of innings, hence, 1 pitcher pitched x innings.

The rule of three is:

3 pitchers - 11 innings

1 pitcher - x innings

Applying cross multiplication:

[tex]3x = 11[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{11}{3}[/tex]

11 divided by 3 has result 3 with remainder 2, hence, also considering the answer as a mixed number:

  • Each of the pitchers for the Stingrays pitched for [tex]\mathbf{\frac{11}{3} = 3\frac{2}{3}}[/tex] innings.

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