a baseball team played 161 regular season games. The ratio of the number of games they won to the number of games they lost was 4/3. how many games did they win? how many games did they lose? i don't understand what the question is asking.

Out of every 7 games, they lost 3 and won 4.

161/7 = 23

23 * 4 = ?

23 * 3 = ?

92

They win 4 times and loss 3 times.

The question is asking how many games the baseball team won and lost during the regular season. To find the number of games they won and lost, we need to use the given ratio of 4/3.

Let's start by understanding the ratio. A ratio is a way to compare two quantities. In this case, the two quantities are the number of games won and the number of games lost. The ratio of 4/3 means that for every 4 games won, the team lost 3 games.

We know that the total number of games played is 161. To determine the number of games won and lost, we need to divide this total by the sum of the ratio's parts (4 + 3) to find the value of each part. This is because the ratio 4/3 can be scaled up by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by the same number. In this case, multiplying by 161/(4+3) will give the actual value for each part.

Let's calculate it:

Total games played = 161
Ratio parts sum = 4 + 3 = 7

The value of one part (games won or lost) is:
161 / 7 = 23

Now, to find the number of games won and games lost, we need to multiply the value of one part (23) by the corresponding part of the ratio.

Games won = 4 parts * 23 = 92 games
Games lost = 3 parts * 23 = 69 games

Therefore, the baseball team won 92 games and lost 69 games during the regular season.

P.S. That isn't geometry.