how is winning 9 games 6:2 ratio? i know how it reduces to 3:1 but i don't understand the 9 games a 6:2 ratio
AHH I REALLY DON'T GET HIS EXPLANATION
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how is winning 9 games 6:2 ratio? i know how it reduces to 3:1 but i don't understand the 9 games a 6:2 ratio
AHH I REALLY DON'T GET HIS EXPLANATION
Which sentence of the explanation do you not understand?
pretty much everything lol but i think its the "If they won 9 games which is a 6:2 ratio (which reduces to 3:1, right?) they won 9 and lost 3" part
The ratio 6 : 2 is the same as 3 : 1. The latter ratio means that for every three wins, there is one loss. How many groups of three wins are in nine wins? By definition of division, this is 9 / 3 = 3 groups of three. Therefore, there are three losses.Quote:
Originally Posted by asilvester635
Since above the divisor and the quotient are both 3, let me give another example. If there were 12 wins initially and the ratio were still 3 : 1, how many groups of 3 wins are in 12 wins? It's 12 / 3 = 4 groups. For each group (of 3 wins), there is a single loss. Therefore, there are 4 losses. This example is not related to the problem in post #1.