Question

an ace player won 70% of the cricket matches whenevr he was in team in his career, he lost 45 matches. how many matches he played overall?

Answer 1

Let the total no. of matches played be M.

If he won 70% of all matches then he lost 100-70 that is 30% of his total matches throughout his career.

So,

$\frac{30}{100} \times M = 45 \\ M= 45 \times \frac{10}{3} \\ M= 150$

Total no. of matches he played throughout his career is 150.

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the number of matches he played overall = 'x'.

(i)  Number of matches he won = 70%.

(ii) Number of matches he lost = 30%.

Given that, he lost 45 matches in his career.

⇒ 30% of x = 45

⇒ 30/100 * x = 45

⇒ 30x = 4500

⇒ x = 4500/30

⇒ x = 150.

Therefore, the number of matches he played overall = 150.