Question

the number of baseball games bernie won this year was 25% less than the number of games he won last year. of bernie won 24 baseball games last year, how many games did he win this year?

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 8

Correct Solution:

25/100 * 24 = 5.9 = about 6
(we need to put 25 out of 100 because percentages always equal 100) (cent)

24-6 = 18
so that is the answer

Answer 2

It is important to understand the words of the problem for solving this question.
Number of baseball games Bernie won last year = 24
Percentage of less games that Bernie won this year = 25%
Then
Number of games won less by Bernie this year = (25/100) * 24
= (1/4) * 24
= 6
So it can be seen that Bernie won 6 less games this year.
Now
The total number of games won by Bernie this year = 24 - 6
= 18
So Bernie won a total of 18 games this year. I hope the procedure is clear to you and the answer deduced is actually the one you were looking for.