Question 149179: Hockey teams receive 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie. The wild cats once one a championship with 60 points. They won 9 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the Wildcats have? I thought I set this problem up correctly but it didnt work out right??: Hockey teams receive 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie. The wild cats once one a championship with 60 points. They won 9 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the Wildcats have? I thought I set this problem up correctly but it didnt work out right?? Answer by josmiceli(2035) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of games won
Let = number of games tied
As for the points:
Use the expression for in the 1st equation for in
the 2nd equation
and since
There were 23 wins and 14 ties
check:
OK
