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If the probability that Carson will win a basketball game is 4/9. If he plays 180 games, how many can you expect him to win?

User Geo Paul
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You use a proportion to answer this.
4/9 = x/180
So you multiply 180 times 4 and then divide by 4
Or you can scale the proportion and do 4 times 20 to find x
User Solitud
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180/9 is 20

20 times 4 is 80

There u go it’s 80
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