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.

Question

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
• Alexis Rios had the second highest batting average.
• Jeffrey Baker's batting average was higher than Alexis Rios's.
• Jeffrey Baker had the lowest batting average.
• Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Craig Gentry's.

Answer 1

Let's analyze the batting averages of the players listed:

• Jeffrey Baker: 0.279
• Adrián Beltré: 0.315
• Joey Butler: 0.333
• Craig Gentry: 0.280
• Alexis Rios: 0.280

Now we can evaluate each statement:

1. Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average - True (Both have a batting average of 0.280)

2. Alexis Rios had the second highest batting average. - False (His average is lower than Adrián Beltré's and Joey Butler's)

3. Jeffrey Baker's batting average was higher than Alexis Rios's. - False (Jeffrey Baker’s average is 0.279, which is lower than Alexis Rios’s 0.280)

4. Jeffrey Baker had the lowest batting average. - True (His average is lower than that of all the other players)

5. Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Craig Gentry's. - True (Beltré's average of 0.315 is higher than Gentry's 0.280)

Based on this analysis, the three true statements are:

• Craig Gentry and Alexis Rios had the same batting average.
• Jeffrey Baker had the lowest batting average.
• Adrián Beltré's batting average was higher than Craig Gentry's.