Mathematics For Practical Applications Worksheet - 2011
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16Mathematics for Practical Applications - Baseball
Exam File - Spring 2011
Exam #1
In exercises #1 - 5, a statement is given. For each exercise, identify one AND ONLY
ONE of our fallacies that is exhibited in that statement. GIVE A DETAILED
EXPLANATION TO JUSTIFY YOUR CHOICE.
1.)
"According to Joe Shlabotnik, the manager of the Waxahachie Walnuts, you should
never call a hit and run play in the bottom of the ninth inning."
2.)
"A-Rod isn't a very good fielding shortstop. After all, in 2008, he had more
strikeouts than RBIs."
3.)
"Gosh, officer, I know I made an illegal left turn, but please don't give me a ticket.
I've had a hard day, and I was just trying to get over to my aged mother's hospital
room, and spend a few minutes with her before I report to my second full-time
minimum-wage job, which I have to have as the sole support of my thirty-seven
children and the nineteen members of my extended family who depend on me for
food and shelter."
4.)
"He's made his last five shots so he's bound to miss this one."
5.)
"Who is going to win the World Series this year, the Yankees or the Nationals?"
6.)
The area inside the base paths in baseball is a 90 foot by 90 foot square.
a.)
What is that area in acres?
b.)
What is that area converted to meters?
7.)
If Jose Reyes hits an inside the park home run, running 385 feet (the base paths
would be 360 feet but a 90 degree turn is tough) in 12.5 seconds, then what is
his average speed in miles per hour?
8.)
Suppose you went back in time 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) seconds. What year
would it be?
9.)
CC Sabathia signed a contract with the New York Yankees for $161 million.
Convert the contract amount to Mexican pesos. You must show the use of
units and conversion factors.
10.)
On September 10, 1960, Mickey Mantle hit a home run against Paul Foytack that
cleared the right-field roof at Tiger Stadium. Based on where it was found, it was
later estimated to have traveled 643 feet. How many millimeters did the ball
travel? You must show the use of units and conversion factors.
11.)
A person is interested in finding out what college football team people in the
United States like most. In order to do that, he does a survey by asking people in
Arkansas what their favorite college football team is. Are his results likely to be
representative of Americans? Why or why not?
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