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Peer reviewedBeckenbach, Edwin F. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A seemingly paradoxical situation is explained which tells of one baseball player having a higher batting average than a second player for two seasons, yet having a lower overall average. (MP)
Descriptors: Baseball, Fractions, Mathematics, Paradox
