Question

A hockey team won 6 games and lost 8. What is the ratio of wins to
number of games?

Answer 1

Answer:  The required ratio is 3 : 7.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a hockey team won 6 games and lost 8.

We are to find the ratio of wins to number of games.

According to the given information, we have

the number of games won by the team, n = 6

and the total number of games is given by

N = number of games won + number of games lost = 6 + 8 = 14.

Therefore, the ratio of wins to the number of games is

$n:N\\\\=6:14\\\\=\dfrac{6}{14}\\\\=\dfrac{3}{7}\\\\=3:7.$

Thus, the required ratio is 3 : 7.

Answer 2

won=6 games

lost=8 gAmes

total=6+8=14

ratio btwn

won:total

6:14

3:7

required sol is above.