SOLUTION: In a soccer tournament the winning team gets 3 points, the losing team gets 0 points, and in a tie both teams get 1 point each. My team played 31 games and received 64 points. 7 of

Question 1072384: In a soccer tournament the winning team gets 3 points, the losing team gets 0 points, and in a tie both teams get 1 point each. My team played 31 games and received 64 points. 7 of the games were ties. How many games did my team lose?
Thank you

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In a soccer tournament the winning team gets 3 points, the losing team gets 0 points, and in a tie both teams get 1 point each. My team played 31 games and received 64 points. 7 of the games were ties. How many games did my team lose?
Thank you

The team lost: 

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