SOLUTION: At the beginning of a basketball season, the Panthers won 33 games and lost 55 games. At this rate, how many games will they win in a normal 100-game season?

Question 811714: At the beginning of a basketball season, the Panthers won 33 games and lost 55 games. At this rate, how many games will they win in a normal 100-game season?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
At the beginning of a basketball season, the Panthers won 33 games and lost 55 games. At this rate, how many games will they win in a normal 100-game season?
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Use a proportion:
wins/total = wins/total
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x/100 = 33/(33+55)
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x/100 = 33/88
x = 100(3/8) = 37.5 games (# they will win in 100-game season)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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