Question

A baseball team won 5 out of every 6 games they played if they played 162 games how many did they lose

Answer 1

Answer: 27

Step-by-step explanation:

If they won every 5 out of 6 that means they lost 1 game since 6 - 5 = 1

So make a proportion and cross multiply:

1/6 = x/162 ---> 1 * 162/6 = 27

Answer 2

Answer:

144

Step-by-step explanation:

10 x 5 = 50

10 x 6 = 60

54 out of 60 won which means 108 out of 120 won

7 x 6 = 42

42 - 6 = 36

36 out of 42 won

108 + 36 = 144 won