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5. In baseball, a player tries to get on base by hitting the ball. The more bases the player gets to with each hit, the better. The player's slugging average

(SLG) is calculated using the formula SLG = (S + 2D + 37 + 4H) + A, where S is number of singles, D is the number of doubles, T is the number of triples, H is the number of home runs and A is the number of at bats.The batting average is rounded to three decimal places. Last year, Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Socks was the MVP in the American Leagues with:76 singles, 15 doubles, O triples, and 19 home runs after 240 at bats. The MVP of the National League was Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves who had: 73 singles, 23 doubles, 1 triple and13 home runs after 214 at bats. Who had a better Slugging Average? Show all your work.

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