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  • 24-10-2018
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a team played 42 games and won 5/14 of them. how many games were lost?

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  • 24-10-2018

27 games were lost

fraction of games lost = 1 - [tex]\frac{5}{14}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{14}{14}[/tex] - [tex]\frac{5}{14}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{9}{14}[/tex]

number of games lost = [tex]\frac{9}{14}[/tex] of 42

                                     = [tex]\frac{9}{14}[/tex]× 42 = 27


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