At the Midway Point of the Season, a Baseball Team

question 20

Short Answer

At the midway point of the season, a baseball team finds itself 10 games behind the league leader. Team management decides to trade for a talented player, in hopes of making up at least half of the deficit in the standings by the end of the year. Where in the league standings does management expect to finish at season's end?
__________ games behind the league leader.

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