SOLUTION: With five minutes left to play in the championship game between the Wizards and the Phojas, the Wizards were leading by 16 points. In the last five minutes, the wizards scored 6 po

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Question 1043180: With five minutes left to play in the championship game between the Wizards and the Phojas, the Wizards were leading by 16 points. In the last five minutes, the wizards scored 6 points per minute and the Phojas scored 9 points per minute. who won the game and by how much?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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In the last 5 minutes, Wizards score:
+16+%2B+6%2A5+=+46+
In the last 5 minutes, Phojas score:
+9%2A5+=+45+ points
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The wizards won by 1 point
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Note that [ points / min ] x [ min ] = [ points ]