The school soccer team looks at their record and finds that they win, lose, and tie games in a ratio of 4:3:1. How many games did they play if they lost 9 games? Choose the correct choice.
A) 3	B) 9	C) 12	D) 18	E) 24

Rationale: the ratio is 4 wins : 3 losses : 1 tie . think of ratio as ` ` parts . ' ' divide 9 ( total losses ) by 3 ( ratio losses ) to find 1 ` ` part ' ' of the ratio . 9 / 3 = 3 this means the team tied 3 games . multiply 3 ( 1 ` ` part ' ' of ratio ) by 4 ( ratio wins ) to find total wins . 3 * 4 = 12 . this mean the team won 12 games . add up wins , losses , and ties . 12 + 9 + 3 = 24 the answer is e
Answer: E