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Baseball hall-of-famer William "Judy" Johnson started his 1918 professional season with a modest .227 batting average. Search www.majorleaguebaseball.com/nbl/n115.sml to solve the following:

1. What was his 1923 batting average?

2. What was the percent of increase or decrease in his batting averages from 1918 and 1923? Round to the nearest whole percent.

Remember to set up your problem according to the percent formula. Show all your work.

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