SOLUTION: a baseball team has won 14 games and has lost 11. What fraction of the remaining 39 games must it win to achieve a final team standing of 62.5% or 5/8

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Question 807696: a baseball team has won 14 games and has lost 11. What fraction of the remaining 39 games must it win to achieve a final team standing of 62.5% or 5/8
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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25+39=64
64*0.625=40
40-14=26 more wins