Question

Last season, the Mustangs won three games

for every two games they lost. If they won
54 games, how many games did they lose?
A 36
B 45
C 49
D 59
E 81

Answer 1

To find the number of games the Mustangs lost, we can set up a proportion and solve for x. The Mustangs lost 36 games.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion. Let x represent the number of games the Mustangs lost. Since they won 3 games for every 2 games they lost, we can write the proportion as: 3/2 = 54/x. Cross-multiplying gives us 3x = 2 * 54. Simplifying further, we have 3x = 108. Dividing both sides by 3, we find x = 36.

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