Question

A baseball team won 10 games and lost 7 games. Approximately what percent of games did the team win?

Answer 1

First, document the information that you are given:
Games won: 10
Games lost: 7
Total games: 17

Answer 2

That's what I thought also, but there are 17 games and 7 of them are lost. How do you find that out?

Answer 3

RULE: Convert a word problem into a math equation

Answer 4

Translate words to math symbols:

"What percent" : p %
"of": x (multiply)
"games (the total games): 17
"did the team win?: "= 10"

Answer 5

p = what we are trying to find: what percent of games the team won

Answer 6

Now just write the equation and solve for p

Answer 7

so the equation is:
"What percentage of the games did the team win?
"p x 17 = 10"

Answer 8

FINAL STEP: After you have solved for p, which will be a decimal, convert it to a percent which is what the answer asks for

Answer 9

So it would be 10/17 ?

Answer 10

So basically the question just asks what is games won/total games?

Answer 11

Yes! One last step-they ask you to give your answer as a percentage

Answer 12

So 10/17 = .58


Do you know how to write .58 as a percent?

Answer 13

59% !! thank you

Answer 14

58* lol

Answer 15

yw :)