A soccer team played a total of 27 matches and the ratio wins to losses was 7:2. How many games did the team win and how many did it lose?
wins = 7 x
losses = 2 x
total games = 9 x
so
9 x = 27
x = 3
wins = 7*3
losses = 2*3
How about
27-(7+2)
=27-9
=18รท2
=9wins
9loses
To find out how many games the soccer team won and lost, we first need to calculate the actual values of the ratio.
Step 1: Add the values of the ratio (7 + 2) to get the total number of parts.
7 + 2 = 9
Step 2: Divide the total number of matches by the total number of parts of the ratio.
27 / 9 = 3
Step 3: Multiply the value of each part of the ratio by the result from Step 2.
Wins: 7 * 3 = 21
Losses: 2 * 3 = 6
Therefore, the soccer team won 21 games and lost 6 games.