Question

During the first week of baseball season, the Boston Red Sox won 6 out of 8 games. How many of the 162 regular season games must they win to maintain this ratio? Round to the nearest game.

Answer 1

To find the number of games they will win out of 162 using the ratio 6 to 8, you will create equivalent ratios and solve the proportion.

6 = x
8 162 Use cross products.

6 x 162 = 8x
972 = 8x
8 8
x = 121.5

They must win approximately 122 games to maintain this ratio.