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A soccer team played 160 games and won 65 percent of them. How many games did the team win?

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104 games.
160 x 0.65 = 104
User Shanavas M
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Yes it is 104 games. You multiply it by .65 because if they win all games 160 x 1 would just be 160, or a perfect season. Since this team lost some games their percentage of wins wont be 1, it will be lower than 1. You multiply becuase when a number is lower than 1 it reduces the total not increases it. It is like the inverse.
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