A foot ball team lost 75 % of the matches it played. If it won 45 matches, find the number of matches it played. a) 120 b) 145 c) 105 d) 140 e) 180

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Answer: E

Percentage of matches lost = 75 %

Therefore Percentage of matches won (100 - 75) % = 25 %

Let the number of matches played be x.

Then 25 % of x = 45

25/100 × x =45

 x = (45 × 100)/25

 x = (4500)/25

 x = 180

Therefore, the total number of matches played is 180.


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