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A chess player won 8 of the games he played . If his ratio of wins to loses was 2:1,how many games did he play total

A chess player won 8 of the games he played . If his ratio of wins to loses was 2:1,how many games did he play total
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A chess player won 8 of the games he played . If his ratio of wins to loses was 2:1,how many games did he play total

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User Ellene
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Wins : Loses
2:1

8 : x = 2 : 1
8 = 2x
4 = x

He lost 4 games.

8 + 4 = 12

He played 12 games.
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