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Will records the wins and losses for his high school basketball team each year. He notices that the ratio of wins to losses has been consistent each year. Wins Losses 18 2 45 5 36 4 27 x Using the information in the table, how many losses should he predict for next year if the number of games won is 27? 1 3 6 9

User LogicalAnt
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Its 3

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Just did it, have a nice day <3

User PeaceInMind
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To calculate the ratio
18 :2 simplified to 9
45 :5 simplified to 9
36 :4 simplified to 9
and
27 :x
To figure out what x is
divide 27 by 9
that is 3
so your answer is 27 : 3
x = 3
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