SOLUTION: In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team hav

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Question 262228: In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?

A. 12 B. 20 C. 24 D. 30

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In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played.
After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .
How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?
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Let x = no. of games won in a row after playing 60 games
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Av = = .50
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= .5
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.3(60) + x = .5(60 + x)
18 + x = 30 + .5x
x - .5x = 30 - 18
.5x = 12
x = 24 games won after playing 60
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= .5