The New York Rangers hockey team won #3/4# of their games last season. If they lost 21 games, how many games did they play in the entire season?

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Nallasivam V
Apr 21, 2016

Total Number of games played #=84#

Explanation:

Probability of winning a game #=3/4#
Probability of losing a game #=1-3/4=1/4#

If 1 game is lost, total games played #=4#
If 21 games are lost, total games played #=4 xx 21=84#

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