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The Tigers had a season of wins, losses, and ties last season. They won ⅔ of the games they played. If they lost ¾ of the remaining games, and tied the rest, how many games did they play in total if they tied 3 games last season?
Since you posted this to "Pre-Algebra", I'll assume that you don't know anything about variables, equations, etc, and will provide tips using grammar-school arithmetic.
They tell you that, of "the rest", they lost 3/4 and tied 3.
If they lost 3/4 of "the rest", then what fraction of "the rest" did they tie? (Hint: Subtract.)
If 3 is this fraction of "the rest", then how many is the 3/4 of "the rest"? (Hint: Multiply.)
They tell you that, before accounting for "the rest", they won 2/3 of the games they played.
If they won 2/3 of all of the games, then what fraction of the games is "the rest"? (Hint: Subtract.)
You have a number value for "the rest". If this number is this fraction of all the games, then how many is 2/3 of the games? (Hint: Multiply.)
Given the number values for the wins and "the rest", how many games did they play? (Hint: Add.)
If you get stuck, please reply showing your work and results for the above step-by-step instructions. Thank you!
