SOLUTION: If a team won 72percent72percent of their games. What is the ratio of games won to number of games lost?

Question 579467: If a team won 72percent72percent of their games. What is the ratio of games won to number of games lost?
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
72/28=36/14=18/7

Answer by dfrazzetto(283) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Did you mean to write 72 percent of 72 percent of their games?
.72(.72) = 51.84% won
100- 51.84 = 48.16% lost
ratio = 51.84/48.16
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