Question

A hockey team plays 42 matches. It wins 21, draws 14 and loses the rest. Express each of these results as a percentage of the total number of games played.

Answer 1

Result :

• Won = 50%
• Won = 50%Draw = 33 1/3%
• Won = 50%Draw = 33 1/3%Lost 16 2/3%

Explanation :

Express the number of each result as a fraction of the total number of games played and multiply with 100.

• The percentage of the games won is :

21/42 × 100 = 50%

• The percentage of the draw games is :

14/42 × 100 = 100/3 = 33 1/3%

• The percentage of the games lost is :

42-21-14/42 × 100 = 7/42 × 100 = 50/3 = 16 2/3%