Question

A cricket team won 40% of the total number of matches it played during year. If it lost 12 matches in all and no match was drawn, find the total number of matches played by the team during the year. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

let the no. of matches played by the team be x.

no. of matches lost= 12

no. of matches won= x-12

%of matches won= 40% of x

so,

x-12 = 40% of x

x-12 = 40/100 × x

x-12 = 2x/5

5(x-12) = 2x

5x- 60 = 2x

-60= 2x- 5x

-60= -3x

x= -60/-3

x= 20

Hence, the total number of matches played by the team is 20.