ken griffy jr hit 23 home runs in the first 50 games of the season. If he hit homw runs at this pace all season, how many would he have at the end of the year? aSSUME A 168 games schedule. Round your answer to the nearest whole number of home runs.

Let's use a proportion:

23/50 = x/168
Cross multiply and solve for x.
50x = 3864
x = ?

ms sue i got 8400

That can't be right, can it?

Please try again -- and watch your decimal points.

88,872

88 thousand???? Come on, he only was going to play 168 games!

50x = 3864
x = 3864 / 50
x = ?

To find out how many home runs Ken Griffey Jr. would have hit by the end of the year if he maintained his pace, you need to calculate the average number of home runs he hit per game in the first part of the season and then multiply that average by the total number of games in the season.

First, calculate the average number of home runs per game:

Average Home Runs per Game = Total Home Runs / Total Games

Average Home Runs per Game = 23 home runs / 50 games

Average Home Runs per Game = 0.46 home runs per game

Next, multiply the average home runs per game by the total number of games in the season:

Projected Total Home Runs = Average Home Runs per Game × Total Games

Projected Total Home Runs = 0.46 home runs per game × 168 games

Projected Total Home Runs = 77.28 (rounded to two decimal places)

Rounding the projected total home runs to the nearest whole number, Ken Griffey Jr. would have hit approximately 77 home runs at the end of the year if he maintained his pace.