SOLUTION: 41. This season the basketball team has won 8 games and lost 4. (a) What is the basketball team’s ratio of wins to loses? (b) What is the basketball team’s ratio of win

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Question 250407: 41. This season the basketball team has won 8 games and lost 4.
(a) What is the basketball team’s ratio of wins to loses?

(b) What is the basketball team’s ratio of wins to games played?

(c) If the basketball team continues to win at this rate, how many of the remaining 3 game can they
expect to win?

Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
41. This season the basketball team has won 8 games and lost 4.
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(a) What is the basketball team’s ratio of wins to loses?
win:loss = 8:4 = 2:1
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(b) What is the basketball team’s ratio of wins to games played?
win: total = 8:12 = 2:3
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(c) If the basketball team continues to win at this rate, how many of the remaining 3 game can they expect to win?
they can expect to win (2/3)*3 = 2 games.

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