Problema Solution
Sec. 2.5. #96
In the basketball league the falcons won 15 of their first 20 games. In order for the to win 60% of the total number of games, how many more games would the to play, assuming the only won half of the remaining games.
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let 'x' represent the number of game the falcons need to play, x>0
(15 + x/2)/(20 + x) = 0.60
by solving we find:
x = 30 games
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the falcons need to play 30 games more.