Question

Andre is a fan of the Texas Rangers minor league baseball team. He computed the batting averages for each player. He listed in the chart the five players with the highest batting averages for the 2013 season. Which statements about the data are true? Check the three that apply.   NOTE: There is a check answer button in the bottom right corner. Click this to check your answer before moving on to the next question. It will not tell you the correct answer, but it will tell you if the answer you selected is correct. You can use this feature twice per question. (3 points) Responses Alexis Rios had the second highest batting average. Alexis Rios had the second highest batting average. Jeffrey Baker’s batting average was higher than Alexis Rios’s. Jeffrey Baker’s batting average was higher than Alexis Rios’s. Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average Jeffrey Baker had the lowest batting average. Jeffrey Baker had the lowest batting average. Adrián Beltré’s batting average was higher than Craig Gentry’s. Adrián Beltré’s batting average was higher than Craig Gentry’s. Skip to navigation

Answer 1

To determine which statements about the players' batting averages are true, we need to evaluate the relationships between the players' averages based on the given statements.

Assuming the batting averages for the five players are as follows (from highest to lowest):

1. Player A: .350
2. Alexis Rios: .342
3. Player C: .330
4. Craig Gentry: .330
5. Jeffrey Baker: .310
6. Adrián Beltré: .325

Now let's evaluate the statements:

1. **Alexis Rios had the second highest batting average.** - True, if he is listed as second in the assumed order.
2. **Jeffrey Baker’s batting average was higher than Alexis Rios’s.** - False, based on our assumed averages.
3. **Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average.** - False, as they have different averages according to our example.
4. **Jeffrey Baker had the lowest batting average.** - True; in our assumed list, he has the lowest.
5. **Adrián Beltré’s batting average was higher than Craig Gentry’s.** - False, if Gentry and Beltré have batting averages of .330 and .325 respectively.

So, based on this evaluation, the true statements are:
- Alexis Rios had the second highest batting average.
- Jeffrey Baker had the lowest batting average.
- (No third true statement based on our example.)

Make sure to check with your data to find the players' actual batting averages to validate these evaluations.