Asked by kid

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.
Answered by Ms. Sue
Let's use a proportion:

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

Answered by kid
ms sue i got 8400
Answered by Ms. Sue
That can't be right, can it?

Please try again -- and watch your decimal points.

Answered by kid
88,872
Answered by Ms. Sue
88 thousand???? Come on, he only was going to play 168 games!

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