Question

A cricket team lost 40% of the matches they played. If they won 9 matches, how many matches did they play in all

Answer 1

total no of match they played=
40%of 9
40/100*9

Answer 2

If lost matches = 40 %, won matches = 60 %
So, if 60 % = 9 matches
100 % = ?
Total matches =
$100 \times \frac{9}{60} = 15 \: matches$
So they played 15 matches.

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