The Solution:
The pirates took 98 games.
They lost 64 games out of the 98 games.
This means that they won:
[tex]98-64=34\text{ games}[/tex]
We are asked the percentage closest to the winning percentage.
The winning percentage is:
[tex]\frac{34}{98}\times100=34.694\approx35\text{\%}[/tex]
Therefore, the closest percentage of the given options to the winning percentage is 40%
