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Chapter 1: Q26. (page 22)

CARD GAMES Juanita told her dad that she won 80% of the card games she played yesterday. If she won 4 games, how many games did she play?

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The number of card games played by Juanita is 5.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information.

Juanita won four card games and also won 80% of the card games.

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Step 2. Definition of percentage.

A percentage is a ratio that can be expressed as a fraction of 100.

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Step 3. Assumptions and apply the definition of percentage.

Let x be the number of games Juanita played

According to the question, the number of games she won divided by the number of games she played is equal to 80%, that is,

4x=80%

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Step 4. Calculations

4x=80%4x=80100x=40080x=5

Hence, the number of card games played by Juanita is 5.

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