During the first week of baseball season, the boston red sox won 6 out of 8 games. how many of the 162 regular season games must they win to maintain this ratio? round to the nearest game.

To find the number of games they will win out of 162 using the ratio 6 to 8, you will create equivalent ratios and solve the proportion.

6  =  x
8     162    Use cross products.  

6 x 162 = 8x
972 =  8x
8         8
x = 121.5

They must win approximately 122 games to maintain this ratio.