SOLUTION: a baseball team won 72 games, which is 90% of the games it played. How many games did they play?

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Question 815621: a baseball team won 72 games, which is 90% of the games it played. How many games did they play?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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72 = P * 0.9
P = 72 / 0.9
P = 80
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