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09/08/2021 11:07 am
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A football team won 10 matches out of the total number of matches they played. If their win percentage was 40, then how many matches did they play in all?
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09/08/2021 11:09 am
Let the total number of matches played by the team be x.
Given that the team won 10 matches and the winning percentage of the team was 40%.
⇒ \(\frac{40}{100}\times \) x = 10
40x = 10 × 100
40x = 1000
x = \(\frac{1000}{4}\)
= \(\frac{100}{4}\)
= 25
Therefore, the team played 25 matches.