SOLUTION: A team lost 30% of its games. It won 14 games. How many games did they play in all?
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Question 809828: A team lost 30% of its games. It won 14 games. How many games did they play in all?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = total number of games
If a team lost 30% of its games, then it won 70% of them (since 100% - 30% = 70%)
70% of total = # of games won
0.70x = 14
x = 14/0.7
x = 20
So they played 20 games total.
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