Will records the wins and losses for his high school basketball team each year. He notices that the ratio of wins to losses has
been consistent each year. Wins Losses 18 2 45 5 36 4 27 x Using the information in the table, how many losses should he predict for next year if the number of games won is 27? 1 3 6 9
To calculate the ratio 18 :2 simplified to 9 45 :5 simplified to 9 36 :4 <span>simplified to 9</span> and 27 :x To figure out what x is divide 27 by 9 that is 3 so your answer is 27 : 3 x = 3