Question

an ace player won 70% of the cricket matches whenevr he was in team in his career, he lost 45 matches. how many matches he played overall?

Answer 1

Let the number of matches he played overall = 'x'.

(i) Number of matches he won = 70%.

(ii) Number of matches he lost = 30%.

Given that, he lost 45 matches in his career.

⇒ 30% of x = 45

⇒ 30/100 * x = 45

⇒ 30x = 4500

⇒ x = 4500/30

⇒ x = 150.

Therefore, the number of matches he played overall = 150.

Answer 2

Let the total no. of matches played be M.

If he won 70% of all matches then he lost 100-70 that is 30% of his total matches throughout his career.

So,


`(30)/(100) * M = 45 \\ M= 45 * (10)/(3) \\ M= 150`

Total no. of matches he played throughout his career is 150.