SOLUTION: Define a variable and write an inequality. Then solve the resulting inequality. The Braves play 162 games in a season. So far, they have won 56 and lost 40. To win at least 60% of

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Question 509492: Define a variable and write an inequality. Then solve the resulting inequality. The Braves play 162 games in a season. So far, they have won 56 and lost 40. To win at least 60% of all games, how many more games must they win?
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60% of their total games is 0.6 times 162 (you need to round up to the next whole number of games). How many more is that than 56?

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