Question

. A men’s basketball team won 24 games and lost 32. What is the ratio of games lost to the number of games played?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

32/32+24=32/56=4/7.....4:7

Answer 2

Given:

The basketball team won = 24 games.

The basketball team lost = 32 games.

To find:

The ratio of games lost to the number of games played.

Solution:

The basketball team won = 24 games.

The basketball team lost = 32 games.

∴ Total number of games played by the basketball team_

(24+32) games

= 56 games.

∴ The ratio of games lost to the number of games played is_

(32: 56)

$= (\dfrac{32}{56})$

$=( \dfrac{4}{7})$ [∵ Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 8.]

= 4 : 7

So, the ratio of the games lost to the total number of games lost is 4:7.

Answer:

           The ratio of the games lost to the total number of games lost is 4:7.