Question

A local cricket team played 20 matches in one season . it won 25% of them . how many matches did they win

Answer 1

20×25/100= 5matches.....

Answer 2

Correct Question:-

A local cricket team played 20 matches in one season. It won 25% of them. How many matches did they win?

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$\huge\sf{Solution}$

From the question, it is given that

Total matches played by a local team = 20

Percentage of matches won by the local team = 25%

Then,

Number of matches won by the team = 25% of 20

= (25/100) × 20

= 25/5

= 5 matches.

∴The local team won 5 matches out of 20 matches.