Answer:
a) The percent of their games the hockey team won is 60%
b) The percent of their games the hockey team lost is 37% to the nearest percent
c) The percent of their games the hockey team tied is 3% to the nearest percent
Step-by-step explanation:
In any game, there are 3 situations
- Win
- Tie
- Lose
The sum of the three situations is the total number of playing that game
∵ The hockey team won 72 out of 120 games and tied 4
∴ The number of winning games = 72
∴ The number of tying games = 4
∴ The number of total games = 120
→ Find the number of losing games
∵ Win + ty + lose = total games
∴ 72 + 4 + lose = 120
∴ 76 + lose = 120
→ Subtract 76 from both sides
∴ lose = 44
∴ The number of losing games = 44
Now let answer the questions
a)
∵ P%(win) = (winning ÷ total) × 100%
∴ P%(win) = (72 ÷ 120) × 100%
∴ P%(win) = 60%
The percent of their games the hockey team won is 60%
b)
∵ P%(lose) = (losing ÷ total) × 100%
∴ P%(lose) = (44 ÷ 120) × 100%
∴ P%(lose) = 36.66667% = 37% to the nearest percent
The percent of their games the hockey team lost is 37% to the nearest percent
c)
∵ P%(tie) = (tying ÷ total) × 100%
∴ P%(tie) = (4 ÷ 120) × 100%
∴ P%(tie) = 3.333333% = 3% to the nearest percent
The percent of their games the hockey team tied is 3% to the nearest percent
