Question

a chess player won 8 of the games he played. if his ratio of wins to losses was 2:1, how many games did he play total?

Answer 1

2x = 8
x = 4

2x + 1x 
2(4) + 1(4)
8+ 4
12

He played 12 games in total.

Answer 2

The total number of games played by a chess player will be 12.

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Given that a chess player won 8 of the games he played and his ratio of wins to losses was 2:1. Let the total number of the games be x.

The total number of games played by a chess player will be:-

2x = 8

x = 4

Total games = 2x + 1x

Total games = 2(4) + 1(4)

Total games = 8+ 4

Total games = 12

Therefore, the total number of games played by a chess player will be 12.

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