The display below shows the number of strikeouts recorded by the four pitchers on Jefferson High School's softball team.
The display titled Jefferson high school softball pitchers shows strikeouts recorded for the each players as 4 balls for Jackie, 3 balls for Janet, 5 balls for Jenny, 6 balls for Josie.
If Josie recorded 12 strikeouts, how many more strikeouts does she have than Janet?
A.
2
B.
3
C.
6
D.
9
D. 9
To find the difference in strikeouts between Josie and Janet, we need to subtract Janet's strikeouts from Josie's strikeouts.
Josie's strikeouts = 12
Janet's strikeouts = 3
The difference is 12 - 3 = 9.
Therefore, Josie has 9 more strikeouts than Janet.
The correct answer is D. 9.
To find the difference in strikeouts between Josie and Janet, we first need to determine the number of strikeouts Janet recorded.
According to the display, Janet recorded 3 strikeouts.
Then, we can calculate the difference between Josie's and Janet's strikeouts:
Josie's strikeouts - Janet's strikeouts = 12 - 3 = 9
Therefore, Josie has 9 more strikeouts than Janet.
The correct answer is option D: 9.