Question

the ratio of wins to losses to ties for yan's soccer team at was 3:2:1. if the team played 18 games, how many games did they win? Show your work.

Answer 1

9

Explanation:

Let the ratio's unit be x. We have:

3x:2x:x. We add these up to get 6x. 6x=18, so x=3. 3*3 (since the wins is 3 in the ratio 3:2:1) is 9, so there's your answer! We can double check because 3*2 = 6 losses, and 3*1 = 3 draws, and 9:6:3=3:2:1, and 9+6+3=18!