Question

A student solved the problem below by first dividing 20 by 10. What mistake did the student make?

A baseball team has won 20 games and lost 10 games. What percent of the games did the team win?

Answer 1

The student should have added 20 + 10 = 30 and then divide 30 by 3 to get 10 = 1/3 of 30 so the team won 2/3 or 66.6667%.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The baseball team won two thirds of the games or 66%