Math magazine (cont.) WEEK 2 I DAY 1
Where Math Gets Real
Home Run Review In “The Science of Softball,” you answered mixed skill questions to learn about softball and baseball. Use what you learned to answer five more questions.
1. A softball game has 7 innings, compared with 9 innings in a baseball game. If each inning in both games lasts an average of 20 minutes, how much longer would a baseball game be than a softball game?
4. Softball was first included as an Olympic sport in 1996. It was a part of the Olympics until 2008 and returned to the Olympics in 2020. If you picked a Summer Olympics between 1996 and 2020 at random, what is the probability that it will include softball? ( Hint: The Summer Olympics are held once every 4 years. )
2. There are 124 countries in the International Softball Federation. Of those countries, 14.5% are located in Africa. How many countries in the International Softball Federation are in Africa?
5. An adult softball bat has a length of 34 inches and a diameter of 2.25 inches. An adult baseball bat has a length of 33 inches and a diameter of 2.5 inches. Using a cylinder as an approximation, which bat has the greater volume, and by how much? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Use 3.14 for pi. ( Hint: V = π r 2 h )
3. The longest softball games ever played had the following number of total innings in overtime: 28, 31, 25, 24, 21, 21, 20, 19, 19, 20. What is the mean, median, and mode of this data set?
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