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Question 871622: A high school tennis team is scheduled to play 28 matches.if the team wins 60%of the first 15 matches,how many additional matches must the team win in order to finish the season winning 75% of its scheduled matches? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A high school tennis team is scheduled to play 28 matches.if the team wins 60%of the first 15 matches,how many additional matches must the team win in order to finish the season winning 75% of its scheduled matches?
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0.60*15 = 9 games won in 1st 15
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28-15 = 13 games remaining
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Let "x" be the additional matches won::
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Equation:
(9+x))/28 = 0.75
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9+x = 28*0.75 = 14
x = 5 games (# of wins needed in the 13 games remaining)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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