Question

1. So far, Marta has correctly predicted the winner of 6 out of 13 football games. She wants to know how many consecutive games she would have to predict correctly to raise the percent of correct predictions to 65%. (a) Write an equation to represent this situation. (3 points) (b) Solve the equation. Show all steps. (5 points) (c) Answer the question. How many consecutive games must she predict correctly to raise her percent to 65%? (1 point)

Answer 1

[(6 + x) / 13+x] = 0.65

7

Explanation:

Given that:

Total number of games = 13

Number of correct prediction = 6

Number of correct predictions needed to raise prediction % to 65%

(Number of correct predictions) / (total number of games) = 0.65

Let x = number of additional consecutive correct predictions

[(6 + x) / 13+x] = 0.65

Where x = number of consecutive predictions required

6 + x = (13 + x) * 0.65

6 + x = 8.45 + 0.65x

x - 0.65x = 8.45 - 6

0.35x = 2.45

x = 2.45 / 0.35

x = 7

7 consecutive correct predictions