The Alden Middle School girls' soccer team won 80% of its games this season.If the team won 12 games,how many games did it play? Solve the problem using at least two different methods.

Respuesta :

0.8g=12

g=12/0.8

Where 0.8 is 80% in fraction form (80/100), g is the number of games played and 12 is the games won.

0.8g=12
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0.8    0.8
g=15

g=12/0.8
g=15

They played a total of 15 games.

Check:
0.8(15)
=12