Question

The royal cricket team played 56 matches and won 23 of them. What per cent of the matches did they lose?

Answer 1

Answer:

Required percentage = 58.93%

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of matches played = 56

Number of matches won = 23

Number of matches lost = 56 - 23

= 33

We construct the following mathematical problem,

Matches played Matches lost

56 33

100 ?

Here number of matches played and number of matches won are directly proportional.

Therefore the required number of matches lost

= (100 * 33) / 56

= 58.93

Therefore the percentage of losing matches is 58.93%

Answer 2

Answer:

58.92 %

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of Matches Played : 56

Number of Matches Won : 23

Number of Matches Lost : 56 - 23 = 33

Percentage of matches lost : ( No of Matches Lost / 56 ) × 100

⇒ Lost % = ( 33 / 56 ) × 100

⇒ Lost % = 0.5892 × 100

⇒ Lost % = 58.92 %

Therefore 58.92 % of the matches were lost by the Royal Cricket Team.