​A baseball player, over the course ​of a season, ​hit 38 home runs out of ​273 at-bats. ​Find the rate the baseball player hits home runs as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.

A.7.184

B.0.861

C.0.139

D.0.162

1 answer

The rate at which the baseball player hits home runs can be found by dividing the number of home runs (38) by the number of at-bats (273).

Dividing 38 by 273, we get: 38/273 ≈ 0.139.

Therefore, the rate at which the baseball player hits home runs as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth is 0.139.

The correct answer is C. 0.139.