Question

unit 3 quiz (calculator allowed) -- fractions, decimals, percents. a basketball team played 60 games. they won 80% of them. how many games did they win? 50 48 12 80

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

To find the number of games won, we first convert the percentage \(80\%\) to a decimal. We know that \(80\%=\frac{80}{100} = 0.8\)

Step2: Calculate the number of games won

The team played \(n = 60\) games. The number of games won \(W\) is given by the formula \(W=\text{Percentage (in decimal)}\times\text{Total number of games}\). So \(W=0.8\times60\)

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Answer:

48