Margo won 24 out of her last 36 tennis matches. At this rate, predict how many matches she would win out of her next 27 matches? Show yoour work.

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asked Jan 9, 2016 173k views

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Gnuwings · Answer 1 · 2016-01-13T11:03:27+0000

we know that

Margo won
out of her last
tennis matches

so

by proportion

Find the number of matches she would win out of her next
matches

$(24)/(36)(wins)/(matches)=(x)/(27)(wins)/(matches) \\ \\x*36=27*24\\ \\x=(27*24)/36\\ \\x=18\ wins$

therefore

the answer is

$18\ wins$