SOLUTION: A student palyed a computer game 500 times and won 370 of these games.He then won the next x games and lost none.He has now won 75% of the games he has played.Find the value of x

Question 536730: A student palyed a computer game 500 times and won 370 of these games.He then won the next x games and lost none.He has now won 75% of the games he has played.Find the value of x
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The student played a total of 500+x games of which he won 370+x. This ratio is given as 75% or 0.75, so...
Cross-multiply.

Subtract 0.75x from both sides.
Subtract 370 from both sides.
Finally, divide both sides by 0.25

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