A basketball team has won 50 games of 75 played. The team still has 45 games to play. How many of the remaining games must the team win in order to win 60% of all games played during the season?
2007-06-10 05:57:14 · 8 answers · asked by Lee H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
60% =(GamesWon + GamesLeftToWin) / (GamesPlayed + GamesLeftToPlay)
.6 = (50 + GamesLeftToWin) / (75 + 45)
.6 = (50 + GamesLeftToWin) / 120
.6 x 120 = ((50 + GamesLeftToWin) / 120) x 120
72 = 50 + GamesLeftToWin
72 - 50 = (50 + GamesLeftToWin) - 50
22 = GamesLeftToWin
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2007-06-10 06:09:57 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The total number of games is 75 + 45 = 120
60% of that is 72 games
The team has already won 50, so needs to win 72 - 50 = 22 more games
So, it must win 22 out of 45 remaining games
2007-06-10 06:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by Hakuna Matata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the team win 50 out of 75, there are 45 more, so the total is 120 games.
let x be the number of games the team must win.
The team already won 50. that means x + 50 is the total number of games the team must win.
x + 50 = .6 (120)
x + 50 = 72
x = 22
the team must win 22 more games
2007-06-10 06:06:11 · answer #3 · answered by 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x = number of games needed to win
(50 + x)/(75 + 45) = 60%
(50 + x)/(120) = .6
50 + x = 120 * .6
x = 22
They need to win 22 more games. Go team!
2007-06-10 06:03:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total games played = 120
(50+x)/120 = .6
50+x = 72
x = 22
Check: (50+22)/120 = .6 = 60%
2007-06-10 06:04:24 · answer #5 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-21 08:08:15 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50/75 has a winning percentage of 66.6%. to win 60% of all games which is 120, they need to win
x/120*100=60
x/120=0.6
x=120*0.6=72
they need to win 72 of total 120 games meaning they need to win 22 of the remaining games.
2007-06-10 06:11:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
[(50+x)/(75+45)]*100% = 60%
[(50+x)/120] = 60/100
50+x = (3/5)*120
x = 72 - 50
x = 22
2007-06-10 06:10:50 · answer #8 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋