Question

Peyton's field hockey team wins 4 games out of every 7 games played. Her team lost 9 games. How many games did Peyton's team play? A 1212 B 2020 C 2121 D 2727

Answer 1

Games played= 21 games

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Peyton's field hockey team wins 4 games out of every 7 games played.

We know that Peyton's team loses 3 games out of 7.

So if the team lost 9 games, the proportion is completed 3 times.

Games played= 3*7= 21 games