a baseball team has won 15 games and lost 12 games. Based on the results, which is the best prediction for the number of wins th

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Black_prince [1.1K]

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a baseball team has won 15 games and lost 12 games. Based on the results, which is the best prediction for the number of wins th

e team will have if they play162 games

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2 answers:

irinina [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-27T09:05:43+03:00

irinina [24]3 years ago

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90
15 is 5/9 of 27... 90 is 5/9 of 162

Dimas [21] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-27T11:26:30+03:00

Dimas [21]3 years ago

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Games lost : games played --> games lost/games played

12/15 =?/162
cross multiply and divide. --> 12 x 162/15 =129.6
that means, they will lose about 130 games out of 162. therefore they will win about 32 games.