Our baseball team lost 9 games this season. This is 3/8 of all they played. How many games did they play this season?
3x/8 = 9.
3x = 72.
X = 24 = The # of games played.
24 games
3/8=9/x
3x=72
x=24
24
9/x=3/8
Cross multiply 9x8= 72 while 3xX= 3x
Our answer is 24=x
Yes, that's correct! The baseball team played 24 games this season.
3/8=9/x
3x=63
X=21