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1999 AMC 8 #12

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June 17, 2011
ratiopercent

Problem Statement

The ratio of the number of games won to the number of games lost (no ties) by the Middle School Middies is 11:411:4 . To the nearest whole percent, what percent of its games did the team lose?
(A) 24(B) 27(C) 36(D) 45(E) 73 \text{(A)}\ 24\qquad\text{(B)}\ 27\qquad\text{(C)}\ 36\qquad\text{(D)}\ 45\qquad\text{(E)}\ 73