In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?

  1. 12

  2. 20

  3. 24

  4. 30


Correct Option: C

AI Explanation

To solve this problem, we can set up an equation to represent the given information.

Let's assume that the team won "x" games in a row to attain an average of 50%.

In June, the team played 60 games and won 30% of them. This means they won 0.3 * 60 = 18 games.

After the winning streak, the team won x games in a row. So, the total number of games won is 18 + x.

The average winning percentage is given by the equation:

[ \text{Average winning percentage} = \frac{\text{Total number of games won}}{\text{Total number of games played}} ]

We can now set up the equation:

[ \frac{18 + x}{60 + x} = 0.5 ]

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and solve the resulting equation:

[ 18 + x = 0.5(60 + x) ]

Simplifying the equation:

[ 18 + x = 30 + 0.5x ] [ 0.5x - x = 30 - 18 ] [ -0.5x = 12 ] [ x = \frac{12}{-0.5} ] [ x = -24 ]

Since it doesn't make sense to have a negative number of games won in a row, we can ignore the negative sign and take the absolute value of x:

[ |x| = 24 ]

Therefore, the team must have won 24 games in a row to attain an average of 50%.

The correct answer is C) 24.

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