Question

A football team won 10 matches out of the total number of matches they played. If their win percentage was 25, then how many matches did they play in all?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of matches played by the football team be x.

No. of matches won =10

∴ Win percent =

Total no. of matches played

No. of matches won

∴40%=

x

10

∴

100

40

=

x

10

∴x=

40

10×100

=25

The football team played a total of 25 matches.

Answer 2

Answer:

Let M be the total no of matches

(10/M)*100= 25

M=40