In most cases when people are watching sports they don't think of all of the math that is used in finding different statistics. The same equation is used in many different sports to calculate many different things. For example:
Batting Average: A batter in baseball has 600 at bats in one season and records 186 base hits. What is his batting average? 186/600= 0.310 the batters average is 310%
Goals Against Average: A goalie in faces 1000 shots in a season he stops 912 of them. What's his goals against average? 912/1000= 0.912 his goals against average is 0.912 GAA
Draft Lottery: There are 30 balls in a bucket and a team has 8 balls in the bucket. What percentage of balls in the bucket are theirs? 8/30= 0.26 they have a 26% chance of winning the draft lottery.
These are just a couple of examples of how math is used in sports. If you look into it farther i'm sure you could find plenty of more.
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