SOLUTION: A baseball team played 40 games. The team won 20 more games than they lost. How many games did the team lose?
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Question 987203: A baseball team played 40 games. The team won 20 more games than they lost. How many games did the team lose?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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L=games lost; W=games won=L+20
L+W=games played
L+(L+20)=40
2L=20
L=10
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ANSWER: The team lost 10 games.
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