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Sally's soccer team played 25 games and won 17 of them. What percent did the team win?

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Sleep · Stefan V.

Sep 29, 2016

$68 %$ $68%$

Explanation:

$\frac{100 %}{x %} = \frac{25}{17}$ $(100%)/(x%)=25/17$

Multiply both sides of the equation by $x$ $x$

$(\frac{100}{x}) \cdot x = (\frac{25}{17}) \cdot x$ $(100/x) * x = (25/17) * x$

$100 = \frac{25}{17} \cdot x$ $100 = 25/17 * x$

Divide both sides of the equation by $\frac{25}{17}$ $25/17$ to get $x$ $x$

$\frac{100}{\frac{25}{17}} = x$ $100/(25/17) = x$

$\frac{100 \cdot 17}{25} = x$ $(100 * 17)/25 = x$

$x = 68$ $x=68$

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