CLIFF PENNINGTON Oakland A s 2012 Math Educational Program 3 rd -5 th Grade Workbook
EARN 2 VOUCHERS TO A 2012 A s GAME! ELIGIBILITY Students from 1st through 8th grade are eligible to participate in the Mathletics program. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Solve all the problems in this workbook and write your answers on the answer sheet provided. 2. Mail ONLY answer sheets and ticket order form with a self addressed envelope to: Oakland A s c/o Mathletics Program 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621 3. All Mathletics answer sheets must be postmarked by Friday, June 29, 2012. NO late answer sheets will be accepted after this date. Every student who turns in an answer sheet by the deadline will receive two (2) vouchers to a 2012 A s game. Some restrictions may apply. Please see the back of the voucher for more details. Teachers, Coaches, and Youth Leaders: Order as many free Mathletics workbooks as you need and take your entire class, team, or group to an Oakland A s game. We ask that all groups are sent back together in ONE packet and we will mail all vouchers back to ONE contact person for distribution. Please include the group form found on oaklandathletics.com/mathletics, which will provide us with the number of answer sheets, names of students, and the students who are purchasing additional vouchers (as well as the number being purchased). It is also a good idea to keep a copy for your records so you know which students should receive additional vouchers. PARENTS: You may purchase additional vouchers by filling out the attached voucher request form. Additional vouchers will be mailed with the complimentary vouchers. The Oakland A s are not responsible for answer forms that are lost in the mail. To order free Mathletics workbooks, please visit www.oaklandathletics.com/mathletics Mathletics is brought to you by and Adding up to make math fun.
KURT Reading a Baseball Card #8 Catcher S U Z U K I Below are Kurt Suzuki s batting statistics, just like you would find on a baseball card. Can you help fill in the missing stats? KURT SUZUKI #8 Catcher Born: 10/4/1983 in Wailuku, HI Bats/Throws: R/R HT: 5 11 WT: 195 Debut: 6/12/2007 College: Cal State Fullerton Year Games (G) Runs (R) Hits (H) Homeruns (HR) Runs Batted In (RBI) 2007 68 27 53 7 ----- 2008 148 54 148 7 42 2009 147 ----- 156 15 88 2010 131 55 ----- 13 71 2011 107 40 87 ----- 34 Total ----- 250 564 54 274 1. How many total games has Suzuki played in? 2. How many runs did Suzuki score in 2009? 3. How many hits did Suzuki earn in 2010? 4. How may homeruns did Suzuki hit in 2011? 5. How many RBIs did Suzuki earn in 2007?
Team Travel New Hampshire Washington Vermont North Dakota Montana Oregon Idaho 1,570 mi. Minnesota 96 mi. 526 mi. Massachusetts New York Wisconsin South Dakota Michigan Wyoming Pennsylvania Nebraska Nevada Utah Colorado 370 mi. Arizona 402 mi. Iowa Kansas Oklahoma New Mexico KEY: 460 mi. Missouri Oakland A s 928 mi. Maryland Virginia District of Columbia North Carolina South Carolina Arkansas Alabama Texas West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Ohio 315 mi. Indiana Illinois California Maine Georgia Mississippi Louisiana Florida Detroit Tigers Texas Rangers Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians Anaheim Angels Chicago White Sox Tampa Bay Rays 1. How many miles would the A s travel from Oakland to Detroit, while stopping in Minnesota on the way? 2. How many miles would the A s travel to fly from Oakland to Anaheim and back home again? 3. On a long road trip, how many total miles would the A s fly from Texas to Kansas City to Chicago to Cleveland to Tampa Bay? 4. On one of the A s road trips, Stomper lost his glove. How many miles would he travel from Oakland to Minnesota to Detroit to Cleveland to Tampa Bay before he found it again?
Calculating Batting Average The statistic kept on players when they are at bat is called a batting average (AVG). It represents the amount of hits per plate appearances an individual player accumulates. To compute a batting average, you divide the number of hits (H) by the total number of at bats (AB). The equation is: (H) (AB) = AVG 1. Cliff Pennington had 136 hits in 515 at bats in 2011. What was his batting average? 2. Jemile Weeks had 123 hits in 2011 and his batting average was.303. How many at bats did he have? 3. In 460 at bats, Kurt Suzuki s batting average was.237. How many hits did he have? 4. At home, Scott Sizemore had 48 hits in 186 at bats. On the road, he had 42 hits in 182 at bats. Did he have a higher batting average at home or on the road in 2011? 5. List the following players in order of batting averages from highest to lowest: Coco Crisp had 140 hits in 531 at bats, Brandon Allen had 35 hits in 175 at bats, and Daric Barton had a batting average of.212.
Rounding Decimals for Batting Average Round the Following numbers to three places after the decimal point in order to express batting average: 1..26790 2..563499 3..09153 4..37411 5..1114 6..6366 7..22222 8..8888 9..65656 10..171717 11..9965 12..58452 Reading a Pie Chart To the left is a pie chart of the A s hits during a road trip. 7 homeruns 5 triples 13 Doubles 25 Singles 1. How many hits did the A s have that were not homeruns? 2. Singles were % of the team s total hits. 3. Triples and homeruns were % of the team s total hits.
Field Measurements 90 Feet 90 Feet 90 Feet 90 Feet 60 Feet, 6 Inches 1. Kurt Suzuki hits a double to left field. How many feet would he run from home plate to second base? 2. Coco Crisp hits a homerun over the center field wall. How many feet would he run all the way around the bases? 3. When Dallas Braden is warming up for the game, he runs from home plate to the pitcher s mound and back again. How many feet did he run? 4. Jemile Weeks hits a line drive to the right field. He runs to first, then to second. Halfway between second and third, he turns around and runs back to second base to avoid being tagged out at third. How many feet did he run?
Answer Sheet Reading a Baseball Card 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Team Travel 1. 2. 3. 4. Calculating Batting Average 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Rounding Decimals 1. 7. 2. 8. 3. 9. 4. 10. 5. 11. 6. 12. Reading a Pie Chart 1. 2. 3. Field Measurements 1. 2. 3. 4. Name School City Grade Level CONGRATULATIONS! Please fill out the voucher request form on the back of the page.
MATHLETICS OAKLAND ATHLETICS STUDENT NAME (PLEASE PRINT): SCHOOL: GRADE: PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME: ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP DAYTIME PHONE ( ) - E-MAIL: OR CREDIT CARDS (PLEASE CIRCLE ONE): VISA MC AMEX DISCOVER CID# CREDIT CARD # EXP. DATE NAME ON CREDIT CARD # OF TICKETS PRICE PER TICKET 2 $0 COMP PLAZA OUTFIELD VOUCHERS @ FREE = PLAZA OUTFIELD LEVEL VOUCHERS @ $14.00 EACH = ONE TIME HANDLING FEE @ $4 (only if purchasing extra vouchers) TOTAL Enclosed is my check or money order made payable to the Oakland A s for $ ORDER MUST BE REDEEMED BY MAIL Mail to: Oakland A s Mathletics, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621 Forms must be postmarked by Friday, June 29, 2012. Vouchers will be mailed to the address provided on form. Vouchers subject to availability. Please see back of the vouchers for more details. For More Information community@oaklandathletics.com