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the panthers won 30 games out of 80 games. how many will they win in a normal
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the panthers won 30 games out of 80 games. how many will they win in a normal 90 game season? Found 2 solutions by Shin123, josgarithmetic:Answer by Shin123(626) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since the Panthers won 30/80 games, their win rate is %.
So in a normal 90 game season, the Panthers are expected to win games.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Follow the description and question just the way they are given. Nothing more and nothing less.
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the panthers won 30 games out of 80 games. how many will they win in a normal 90 game season?
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The first part tells you .
That is to be the expected ratio of games won to total games played.
The question is , how many games expecting to win if the panthers play 90 games (in a season)? NOW you could set up a proportion , if you want or are required to.
You should be comfortable with THIS:
-----------------BUT you must take a whole value. You might predict number of wins to be 33 or 34. The value of w "solved" nearest to 34.
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How many games won if 90 games played?
Round to nearst whole, 34.
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