Question

A cricket team won 80% of the total number of matches it played during a year. If it lost 8 matches in all and no match was tie, find the total number of matches it played during the year

Answer 1

Answer : 40 matches

Step-by-step explanation:                                                                                 Let the total no. of matches played by the team during the year be x.

No. of matches won = 80%

No. of matches lost = 8

No. of matches tie = 0

x-(x*80%) = 8

x/1 - 4x/5 = 8

5x-4x/5 = 8

x/5 = 8

x = 8*5

x = 40

Hence the no. of matches played by the team during the year = 40