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a chess player won 72 of the games he played . if his ratio of wins to loses was 9:4, how many games did he play in total

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He played 96 games you can find this by dividing 72 by nine and then getting 8 and multiply 4 by 8 and add it to 72
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Answer: He played a total of 104 chess games.

Explanation:

9:4

72:x

9:4 = 72:x

72 * 4 = 288

288/9 = 32

x = 32

32 + 72 = 104

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