SOLUTION: A team in the NBA has won 30 of its first 40 games. How many wins must the team have in the remaining 42 games to win 84% of all their games?

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Question 1010300: A team in the NBA has won 30 of its first 40 games. How many wins must the team have in the remaining 42 games to win 84% of all their games?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
To get a 84% Win for 82
games would require:
84/100 x 82
= 68.88
= 69 games.
Having already achieved 30
wins, the team would require
69 - 30 = 39 more wins
to achieve 84%
Hope this helps :-)