Question

WILL MEDAL

A soccer team hopes to win at least 3 games for every 2 lost during the season. If there are 20 games scheduled, how many games can the team LOSE and still achieve its goal?

pls help.

Answer 1

Do you have any ideas?

Answer 2

I know we have to divide I think ...

Answer 3

Right, so, the team will have to win at least three of every 5 games, right? Because 3 wins plus 2 losses is still 5 games played in total. Does that make sense so far?

Answer 4

Yes it does.

Answer 5

So you divide the 3 wins out of every 5 games. So you have the expression 3/5.
Since there are 20 matches scheduled, you multiply that by 20.
So what do you get?

Answer 6

(3/5)*20 = ?

Answer 7

12

Answer 8

right?

Answer 9

Correct! So, that's how many wins they've got. So that means the rest of the games must have been losses. Do you know how to find the number of losses?

Answer 10

By dividing?

Answer 11

No, not by dividing. Remember, you divided the 3 wins out of the 5 games.

Think of it like this: out of 20 games, they won 12.
If they won 12, how many games are left over for them to have lost?

Answer 12

@evelyn.xo Well, if it's still unclear, it's 20 - 12.
20 - 12 = ?
? = the number of losses