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.
Player
Batting Average
Jeffrey Baker
0.279
Adrián Beltré
0.315
Joey Butler
0.333
Craig Gentry
0.280
Alexis Rios
0.28
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(3 points)
• Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average
• Jeffrey Baker's batting average was higher than Alexis Rios's.
• Joey Butler had the highest batting average.
• Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Jeffrey Baker's.
• Jeffrey Baker had the second highest batting average.
Which statements about the data are true? Check the three that apply.
Player
Batting Average
Jeffrey Baker
0.279
Adrián Beltré
0.315
Joey Butler
0.333
Craig Gentry
0.280
Alexis Rios
0.28
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 once per question.
(3 points)
• Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average
• Jeffrey Baker's batting average was higher than Alexis Rios's.
• Joey Butler had the highest batting average.
• Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Jeffrey Baker's.
• Jeffrey Baker had the second highest batting average.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let's analyze the batting averages of the players in the given data:
- Jeffrey Baker: 0.279
- Adrián Beltré: 0.315
- Joey Butler: 0.333
- Craig Gentry: 0.280
- Alexis Rios: 0.280
Now, let's evaluate each statement:
1. **Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average.**
- True. Both Gentry and Rios have a batting average of 0.280.
2. **Jeffrey Baker's batting average was higher than Alexis Rios's.**
- False. Jeffrey Baker (0.279) has a lower batting average than Alexis Rios (0.280).
3. **Joey Butler had the highest batting average.**
- True. Joey Butler has a batting average of 0.333, which is the highest among the players listed.
4. **Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Jeffrey Baker's.**
- True. Adrián Beltré (0.315) has a higher batting average than Jeffrey Baker (0.279).
5. **Jeffrey Baker had the second highest batting average.**
- False. Jeffrey Baker has the lowest batting average of the players listed, not the second highest.
Based on this analysis, the three correct statements are:
- Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average.
- Joey Butler had the highest batting average.
- Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Jeffrey Baker's.
- Jeffrey Baker: 0.279
- Adrián Beltré: 0.315
- Joey Butler: 0.333
- Craig Gentry: 0.280
- Alexis Rios: 0.280
Now, let's evaluate each statement:
1. **Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average.**
- True. Both Gentry and Rios have a batting average of 0.280.
2. **Jeffrey Baker's batting average was higher than Alexis Rios's.**
- False. Jeffrey Baker (0.279) has a lower batting average than Alexis Rios (0.280).
3. **Joey Butler had the highest batting average.**
- True. Joey Butler has a batting average of 0.333, which is the highest among the players listed.
4. **Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Jeffrey Baker's.**
- True. Adrián Beltré (0.315) has a higher batting average than Jeffrey Baker (0.279).
5. **Jeffrey Baker had the second highest batting average.**
- False. Jeffrey Baker has the lowest batting average of the players listed, not the second highest.
Based on this analysis, the three correct statements are:
- Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average.
- Joey Butler had the highest batting average.
- Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Jeffrey Baker's.