Points for solving Sports/Math problem

[FourLengthsClear]

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The Problem
In baseball, a player's batting average represents the ratio of hits to at-bats and is expressed as a three-digit decimal. So if a player has a .300 average, he gets a hit 3 times out of 10 times going to the plate.
A player with a .250 goes up to bat. He strikes out, and his average drops to .248.

How many hits did he have before that strike out?

20 points for the first correct answer.
Additional 20 points if you can demonstrate it wasn't a lucky guess.

[B1GER1C828]

124.

500 at bats, dropped it .02 to 248. half is 124. bam

[zam77]

500

[FourLengthsClear]

124.

500 at bats, dropped it .02 to 248. half is 124. bam

Nope.

[B1GER1C828]

Nope.

ya huh.

[FourLengthsClear]

500

Nope.

[sjm5122]

499

[lemart5]

118

[ngates815]

2/5 = .4

[FourLengthsClear]

ya huh.

Nope. I can't tell you why you are wrong without giving you the right answer.

[FourLengthsClear]

All nopes.

[B1GER1C828]

Nope. I can't tell you why you are wrong without giving you the right answer.

figured out why i was wrong but i get decimals if i do it differently.

so unless 124.75 is acceptable..

[TWEETS]

25 hits

25/100 is a .250 average, strikes out gives him 25/101 for .247525 rounds to .248

[sjm5122]

I dont think it can be 124.75 because you can't have 3/4 of a hit

[zam77]

200

[B1GER1C828]

I dont think it can be 124.75 because you can't have 3/4 of a hit

i no..lol

[zam77]

625

[FourLengthsClear]

25 hits

25/100 is a .250 average, strikes out gives him 25/101 for .247525 rounds to .248

His average drops to exactly .248.

[lemart5]

150 hits

[Bob Loblaw]

31

31 hits in 124 ab's is .250
31 hits in 125 ab's is .248

[Cobra Kai]

31!

[rfr3sh]

50/200
1000th at bat strikeout

50/201 = .248.8

[Cobra Kai]

Fuuuck!

[givemeone]

50 hits prior to strikout

[FourLengthsClear]

I dont think it can be 124.75 because you can't have 3/4 of a hit

It is not a trick question, it can be done. Promise.

[FourLengthsClear]

31

31 hits in 124 ab's is .250
31 hits in 125 ab's is .248

Bingo.

[Cobra Kai]

Well done Bob Loblaw, beat me by a second

[B1GER1C828]

31 hits

[B1GER1C828]

aww fuk finally did it but like 5 others did sob

[zam77]

do another one

[Dad]

31

31 hits in 124 ab's is .250
31 hits in 125 ab's is .248

Looks like we have a winner.

[Bob Loblaw]

Thanks fourlengthsclear
B1GER1C and Cobra I'll split them with you

[FourLengthsClear]

do another one

OK but in an hour or two.

[B1GER1C828]

Thanks fourlengthsclear
B1GER1C and Cobra I'll split them with you

love u

[EmpireMaker]

31 x/y=.250 x/(y+1)=.248 solve