A local cricket team played 20 matches in one season. It won 25% of them. How many matches did they win?

Solution:

Percentage is a fraction or a ratio in which the value of whole is always 100.

The total matches played by the local cricket team in one season are 20.

Matches won is given as 25% of the total matches played.

Hence, according to the question,

Number of matches they won = 25% of 20

= 25/100 × 20

= 1/4 × 20 = 5

So, the matches won are 5.

☛ Check: NCERT Solutions Class 7 Maths Chapter 8

Video Solution:

A local cricket team played 20 matches in one season. It won 25% of them. How many matches did they win?

Class 7 Maths NCERT Solutions Chapter 8 Exercise 8.2 Question 10

Summary:

A local cricket team played 20 matches in one season. If it won 25% of them, the total number of matches won by them is 5.

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