Word Prob: A local summer baseball team plays 20 games each

[Jen123]

Define a variable and write an inequality. Then solve.

A local summer baseball team plays 20 games each season. So far, they have won 9 games and lost 2. How many more games must they win this season to win at least 75% of all their games?

I'm not good at word problems or percentage so I'm very clueless! But I defined my variable: X= the number of more games the team needs to win, to win at least 75% of their games.

 

[Denis]

What's 75% of 20 ?

 

[Mrspi]

Re: Word Prob: A local summer baseball team plays 20 games e

Define a variable and write an inequality. Then solve.

A local summer baseball team plays 20 games each season. So far, they have won 9 games and lost 2. How many more games must they win this season to win at least 75% of all their games?

I'm not good at word problems or percentage so I'm very clueless! But I defined my variable: X= the number of more games the team needs to win, to win at least 75% of their games.

Good start! Now,

games won so far + games yet to win = 75% of the total of 20 games


9 + x = .75(20)

Can yu take it from here?

 

[Jen123]

ok I got it thanks