A team's win:loss:tie ratio over several seasons is 12:5:1.The team played 144games. How many were losses?

Question

Can you solve and exlpain... I'll choose the best answer... if you do good... lol... good try... and time to let the brain excersie ;)

Answer 1

Yes, you simply add the "parts" in the ratio, since each number is an equal proportion of the total, so:

12 + 5 + 1 = 18 parts

so each part is 1/18 of the total, or 1/18 of 144:

144 * 1/18 = 8

So, since each part represents 8 games, we know:

12 * 8 = 96 wins
5 * 8 = 40 losses
1 * 8 = 8 ties (draws)

Hope this helps! Best of luck

Answer 2

12 + 5 + 1 = 18, so you have 18 parts. Divide 144 by 18, and get 8, which is the number of games in each part. Then you know that 12 parts are wins, so 12*8 = 96 wins. 5 parts are losses, so 5*8 = 40 losses, and 1 part is ties, so 1*8 = 8 ties.

The question asks how many losses they had, so the answer is 40.

Answer 3

Your homework, I presume? If there ratio is 12:5:1, and they have played 144 games, then there is a factor by which to multiply each part of the ratio to determine their total wins or total losses or total ties. Ad 12, 5 and 1 to come up with 18. Divide that into their 144 game total to get 8. Multiply each number in their ration to find their total by W/L/T category. This gives you 96 wins, 40 losses and 8 ties, and these numbers all add up to 144.

Answer 4

Add the parts and divide the total to get your multiplier.
You have 12 + 5 + 1 parts (18).
So you multiply 5 times (144/18) to get the number of losses (40).

Answer 5

None were losses. A 12 to 5 win/loss ratio is damn good, so they are complete winners in my book.