SOLUTION: Hockey teams receive 2 points if they win and 1 point for a tie. One season a team won a championship with 54 points. They won 9 more games than they tied. How many wins and how m
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Question 138033: Hockey teams receive 2 points if they win and 1 point for a tie. One season a team won a championship with 54 points. They won 9 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the team have?
Help me please I am terrible with these word/math problems.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=ties, so x+9=wins __ 1(x)+2(x+9)=54 __ x+2x+18=54 __ 3x=36 __ x=12
12 ties and 21 wins
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