Weighted Averages (Slugging Averages)

f it took a player 125 at-bats to get 84 hits, what would be his batting average?
Remember, Batting Average has exactly 3 digits, so be sure to round to the thousandths place!

• 0.672
• 0.726
• 0.267
• 0.627

What is the batting average of a player with 430 official at-bats and 368 hits?
Remember, Batting Average has exactly 3 digits, so be sure to round to the thousandths place!

• 0.856
• 0.865
• 0.568
• 0.568

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A baseball players slugging average is a calculated by finding the weighted sum of the players at-bats.  Singles are weighted 1, doubles are weighted 2, triples are 3, home runs are weighted 4 and all other outcomes are weighted 0.  The weighted sum is then divided by the total number of at-bats.  Calculate this players slugging average:
8 singles
5 doubles
0 triples
2 home runs
40 at-bats

• 0.58
• 0.61
• 0.65
• 0.72