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A baseball pitcher's earned run average (ERA) can be calculated using this formula: ERA =9=9 \cdot earned runs ÷\div innings pitched. Johan Santana gave up 66 earned runs in 228 innings pitched during one season. To the nearest hundredth, what was his ERA?

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The earned run average (ERA) of a baseball pitcher is calculated using the formula:

ERA=9earned runsinnings pitched\small\text{ERA}=\dfrac{9\cdot\text{earned runs}}{\text{innings pitched}}

The problem states that Johan Santana had 6666 earned runs in 228228 innings pitched. We are then required to solve for his ERA.

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