Question

The Hawks have won 12 games which is 60% of the games they have played this season how many games have the Hawks played this season

Answer 1

60% = 0.60

Let x = total games played.

12 = 0.60x. Divide each side by 0.60.

20 = x.

The Hawks have played 20 total games this season

Answer 2

20

Explanation:

let the total number of games played be y

60% of y = 12

60/100 X y = 12

0.6y =12

y = 12/0.6 = 20 a total of 20 games were played.