contestada

A hockey team plays 42 matches. It wins 21, draws 14 and loses the rest. Express each of these results as a percentage of the total number of games played.

Respuesta :

swagytahirbro

Result :

  • Won = 50%
  • Won = 50%Draw = 33 1/3%
  • Won = 50%Draw = 33 1/3%Lost 16 2/3%

Explanation :

Express the number of each result as a fraction of the total number of games played and multiply with 100.

  • The percentage of the games won is :

21/42 × 100 = 50%

  • The percentage of the draw games is :

14/42 × 100 = 100/3 = 33 1/3%

  • The percentage of the games lost is :

42-21-14/42 × 100 = 7/42 × 100 = 50/3 = 16 2/3%

Otras preguntas