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The ratio of the number of games won to the number of games lost (no ties) by the Middle School Middies is <math>11/4</math>. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of its games did the team lose? | The ratio of the number of games won to the number of games lost (no ties) by the Middle School Middies is <math>11/4</math>. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of its games did the team lose? | ||
| − | <math>\text{(A)}\ 24\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 27\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 36\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 45\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 73\%</math> | + | <math>\text{(A)}\ 24\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 27\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 36\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 45\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 73\%</math> |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 11 September 2020
Problem
The ratio of the number of games won to the number of games lost (no ties) by the Middle School Middies is 
. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of its games did the team lose?
Solution
The ratio means that for every 
games won, 
are lost, so the team has won 
games, lost 
games, and played 
games for some positive integer 
. The percentage of games lost is just 
See also
| 1999 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 13 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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