Layne got 9 hits in his first 22 at bats. If his hitting rate remains constant, how many at bats would he have to have to reach 50 hits?

He would have to hit over 122 bats to reach 50 hits.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of bats that Layne would hit to get 50 hits.

Layne got 9 hits in his first 22 at bats. It means that his hitting rate would be 9/22.

If his hitting rate remains constant, then the number of bats that Layne would hit to get 50 hits would be

9/22 * x = 50

0.409x = 50

Dividing the left hand side and the right hand side of the equation by 0.409, it becomes

0.409x/0.409 = 50/0.409

x = 122.2

Cross multiply

9/50 22/x

9x=1100

x=122.22

Might have to round up to 123 hits