A particular football team won 10 matches out of all the total number of matches they played. If their winning percentage was 40 %, how many matches did they play?
Solution Let the total number of matches played be x.The team won around 10 matches, and the team’s winning percentage was 40%.40/100 × x = 1040x = 10 × 10040x = 1000x = 1000/40= 100/4= 2Hence, the team played 25 matches.
