Mathematics and Society - OS X Lion Server

81:To find a baseball player's slugging percentage divide the "times at bat" intothe total base the player has.A single is worth one base, a double twothree bases and a home run is worth four bases.Here is an example of how to figure totalbases.In 1921 Babe Ruth hit 85 singles,-\ 1/-44,.-..,-dO_U--;bl""e,.-s'_/",1\16 triples and 59 home runs.85 singles is 85 bases44 doubles is 88 bases (2 x 44)16 triples is 48 bases (3 x 16)59 home runs is 236 bases (4 x 59)total 457 basesRUTH;" TOTALor "157 TOTALBASES STILLSTAtJD':> A'::. ARECORD FORMOST TOTAL BAS;';;l;;;S;;\'--\+---jr:--­ItJ A SltJGL" Sl;:ASOtJItJ TI-ll;: MAJORLl;:i\(;U£'3.Calculate the slugging percents for the following baseball players.Home Total SluggingPlayer At Bats Singles Doubles Triples Runs Bases PercentsMcGraw 352 70 23 11 26Franklin 292 37 16 5 12Hoffer 470 58 21 13 22Brannan 468 63 31 18 27McKenney 204 28 19 6 6Babe Ruth has the highest lifetime slugging percentage with .690 in 21 years withthe major league.417