Question

At the beginning of a basketball season, the Panthers won 20 games out of 80 games. At this rate, how many games will they win in a normal 100-game season?

Answer 1

25 games

Explanation:

In my opinion, it is easiest to solve this problem with a proportion.

Since 20 is 1/4 of 80, the answer would be 1/4 of 100, which is 25.

For more complex problems like this, proportions would be even more useful:

20/80 = x/100

20 * 100 / 80 = 25