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\n" ); document.write( "The hockey team receives 2 points when they win and 1 point when they tie. One season a team won the championship with 69 points. They won 12 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the team have?
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The hockey team receives 2 points when they win and 1 point when they tie. One season a team won the championship with 69 points. They won 12 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the team have?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let # of wins be \"w\"; Let # of ties be \"t\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Games equation: w = t+12
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\n" ); document.write( "Points equation: 2w + t = 69
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute w=t+12 into the 2nd equation to solve for \"t\":
\n" ); document.write( "2(t+12) + t = 69
\n" ); document.write( "2t+24 + t = 69
\n" ); document.write( "3t = 45
\n" ); document.write( "t = 15 (# of ties)
\n" ); document.write( "w = t+12 = 27 (# of wins)
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