SOLUTION: during one teams season, the ratio of the number of games the teams won to the number of games the team played was 8 to 12. the team playes 30 games. how many games did the team wi

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Question 146337: during one teams season, the ratio of the number of games the teams won to the number of games the team played was 8 to 12. the team playes 30 games. how many games did the team win?
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Games won:Games played = 8 : 12
If games played are 12 then the team won games = 8
If games played are 30 then the team won = x
Now, using cross multiplication we have :
12x = 8 X 30
12x = 240
x = 20
So, the team won 20 games.
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