Randy is a minor-league baseball player. His current cumulative batting average is 0.270. Randy believes that if he can raise his cumulative batting average to 0.300, he will have a chance to play in the major leagues. Which of the following statements is correct?

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Randy must get more than 30 hits out of his next 100 at bats to raise his average to 0.300, as 30 hits would only maintain a 0.300 average for those at-bats, not raise the cumulative average.

Randy Is a Minor-League Baseball Player