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Practice Questions

Q1
A sports team won 75% of their matches. If they played 40 matches, how many matches did they win? (2022)
  1. 30
  2. 25
  3. 35
  4. 20

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

A sports team won 75% of their matches. If they played 40 matches, how many matches did they win? (2022)
  • Step 1: Understand that 75% means 75 out of every 100 parts.
  • Step 2: Convert 75% to a decimal. 75% as a decimal is 0.75.
  • Step 3: Identify the total number of matches played, which is 40.
  • Step 4: Multiply the total matches (40) by the decimal (0.75) to find the number of matches won.
  • Step 5: Calculate 0.75 × 40, which equals 30.
  • Percentage Calculation – Understanding how to calculate a percentage of a total quantity.
  • Basic Arithmetic – Applying multiplication to find the product of a decimal and a whole number.
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