document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=137436>Question 137436</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mark's soccer team played 12 games. The ratio of games won to games lost was 2:1. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of the games did his team lose? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #100547 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=100547\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2:1 is the same as 2x:x where x is number of games lost.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + x =12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4  (number of games lost)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x= 8 (number of games won)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Percent lost = 4/12 = 1/3 = 33.3333%<BR>\n" );
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