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What you'll learn to do: Find the average and basic probabilities from a set of numbers<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13304\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"A<\/a> How can you calculate a baseball player's batting average?[\/caption]\r\n\r\nOne application of decimals that arises often is finding the average<\/em> of a set of numbers. What do you think of when you hear the word average<\/em>? Is it your grade point average, the average rent for an apartment in your city, the batting average of a player on your favorite baseball team? The average is a typical value in a set of numerical data. Calculating an average sometimes involves working with decimal numbers. In this section, we'll\u00a0look at three different ways to calculate an average.\r\n\r\nBefore you get started, take this readiness quiz.\r\n
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readiness quiz<\/h3>\r\n1)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]146163[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review this video.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/eF_jiZvb79w\r\n\r\n2)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]144758[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review the video below.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/qFUvF5-w9o0\r\n\r\n3)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]146253[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review the following video.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P0IB7LfeaU4&feature=youtu.be\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do: Find the average and basic probabilities from a set of numbers<\/h2>\n
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How can you calculate a baseball player’s batting average?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One application of decimals that arises often is finding the average<\/em> of a set of numbers. What do you think of when you hear the word average<\/em>? Is it your grade point average, the average rent for an apartment in your city, the batting average of a player on your favorite baseball team? The average is a typical value in a set of numerical data. Calculating an average sometimes involves working with decimal numbers. In this section, we’ll\u00a0look at three different ways to calculate an average.<\/p>\n

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.<\/p>\n

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