Question

Lola's hockey team lost 15% of

their games this season. If they
lost 3 games, how many games
did they play in total?
(show your work)

Answer 1

`20`

Explanation:

Let
`x` = games played in total

From the fact that
`15\%` of the games the team played is equivalent to
`3` games, we can write:

`15\%x = 3`

`x=3/ 15\%`

`=20`

∴ Lola's hockey team played a total of 20 games.

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