130k views
3 votes
A team won 9 of its first 12 games. At that rate, how many games will the team win if it plays 64 games in all?

User BRDroid
by
6.0k points

2 Answers

5 votes
at that rate, if the team plays 64 games in all they will win 48 games. 
User Cristian Ceron
by
6.0k points
4 votes
9 out of 12 = 9/12 which can be simplified to 3/4. So the team wins 3/4 of its games. 3/4 of 64 = 64 divided by 4 = 16. 16 x 3 = 48.
User Negin Basiri
by
6.2k points