Question
The Kicking Cacti and the Sprinting Stingrays met in their town's annual kickball championship this year. They were so evenly matched that the game lasted 11 innings! The Stingrays had 3 pitchers, and each of them pitched for the same number of innings.
How long did each of the pitchers for the Stingrays pitch?
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
How long did each of the pitchers for the Stingrays pitch?
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many innings each pitcher for the Stingrays pitched, we start by noting that there are 11 innings in total and there are 3 pitchers.
Let \( x \) be the number of innings each pitcher pitched. Since all three pitchers pitched the same number of innings, we can express the total innings pitched as:
\[
3x = 11
\]
To solve for \( x \), we can divide both sides of the equation by 3:
\[
x = \frac{11}{3}
\]
Thus, each pitcher pitched for \( \frac{11}{3} \) innings. To express this as a mixed number, we can perform the division:
\[
11 \div 3 = 3 \quad \text{(with a remainder of 2)}
\]
This means:
\[
\frac{11}{3} = 3 \, \text{whole innings} + \frac{2}{3} \, \text{of an inning}
\]
Therefore, as a mixed number, the number of innings each pitcher pitched is:
\[
\boxed{3 \frac{2}{3}}
\]
Let \( x \) be the number of innings each pitcher pitched. Since all three pitchers pitched the same number of innings, we can express the total innings pitched as:
\[
3x = 11
\]
To solve for \( x \), we can divide both sides of the equation by 3:
\[
x = \frac{11}{3}
\]
Thus, each pitcher pitched for \( \frac{11}{3} \) innings. To express this as a mixed number, we can perform the division:
\[
11 \div 3 = 3 \quad \text{(with a remainder of 2)}
\]
This means:
\[
\frac{11}{3} = 3 \, \text{whole innings} + \frac{2}{3} \, \text{of an inning}
\]
Therefore, as a mixed number, the number of innings each pitcher pitched is:
\[
\boxed{3 \frac{2}{3}}
\]