Answer
The player who has an average hit of .260 may not be worse than a player with a hitting average of .300.
Work Step by Step
The player who has an average hit of .260 may not be worse than a player with a hitting average of .300, because: in part (d) we observed that it is not unusual for a player with a hit average of .300 to hit .280 and this also implies that a player with a hit average of .260 can easily hit 0.280.