Question

The baseball team won 21 out of their 35 games. What percent op the games did they win?

Answer 1

`60%`

Explanation:

First express as a fraction and multiply by 100 to convert to a percentage.

`rArr21/35larr" 21 out of 35"`

`=21/35xx100/1%`

`=21/cancel(35)^7xxcancel(100)^(20)/1=cancel(21)^3/cancel(7)^1xx20/1`

`=3xx20=60%`