Question

18. A cricket team won 60% of the matches they played. If they had lost 24 matches, find the
total number of matches played by them. What fraction of the matches have they lost?
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Answer 1

answer

Total matches played by the cricket team during the year(n)= 60

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Total matches played by the cricket team during the year = n

Number matches won = 60%

Number matches lost = (100-60)%

= 40%

Now,

According to the problem given,

40% of n = 24

=> 40% × n = 24

\implies \frac{40}{100} \times n = 24 ⟹

100

40

×n=24

\implies n = 24 \times \frac{100}{40}⟹n=24×

40

100

After cancellation, we get

\implies n = 60 ⟹n=60

Therefore,

Total matches played by the cricket team during the year(n)

= 60