SSAT Math Question 130: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 130

6. A sportswriter claims that her football predictions are accurate 60% of the time. During football season, a fan kept records and found that the writer was inaccurate for a total of 16 games, although she did maintain her 60% accuracy. For how many games was the sportswriter accurate?

  • A. 5
  • B. 15
  • C. 24
  • D. 40

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The correct answer is (C). If 60% of the games were predicted accurately, 40% of the games were predicted inaccurately.

Let x = games played

0.40x = 16

x = 40 games played

40 - 16 = 24 games won

Therefore, the sportswriter was accurate for 24 games.

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