SOLUTION: If a team lost one 1/5 of their games and they won 12 games how many games did they play

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Question 853036: If a team lost one 1/5 of their games and they won 12 games how many games did they play
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +n+ = the number of games they played
They lost +%281%2F5%29%2An+ games
They won +%28+4%2F5%29%2An+ games
given:
+%284%2F5%29%2An+=+12+
+4n+=+60+
+n+=+15+
They played 15 games