Question

a baseball team has won 15 games and lost 12 games. Based on the results, which is the best prediction for the number of wins the team will have if they play162 games

Answer 1

games lost : games played --> games lost/games played

12/15 =?/162
cross multiply and divide. --> 12 x 162/15 =129.6
that means, they will lose about 130 games out of 162. therefore they will win about 32 games.

Answer 2

90
15 is 5/9 of 27... 90 is 5/9 of 162