SOLUTION: During the 1998-1999 Junior hockey league season, the Sharks played 64 games. Together their wins ans losses totaled 57. they tied 15 fewer games than they lost. how many games did

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Question 472575: During the 1998-1999 Junior hockey league season, the Sharks played 64 games. Together their wins ans losses totaled 57. they tied 15 fewer games than they lost. how many games did they tie that season?
Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If they played 64 games, and won or lost 57, then they had to have tied 7 games:
57+7=64. Otherwise, they didn't play those games..

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