Question

The Boston Bruins hockey team set a record by winning 57 games against ties and 14 losses. Find the ratio of games won to games played

Answer 1

First, determine the # of games played. Add 57 and 14. Result: 71 games.

the ratio of games won to games played is 57/74, or approx. 0.77.

Answer 2

57 + 14 = total amount played
57+ 14 = 71

71 played totally


Then you have to find how much won to the total. 57/71 is your answer Hope this helps