document.write( "Question 149179: Hockey teams receive 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie. The wild cats once one a championship with 60 points. They won 9 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the Wildcats have? I thought I set this problem up correctly but it didnt work out right?? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #109440 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"w\"$ = number of games won
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"t\"$ = number of games tied
\n" ); document.write( " $\"w+=+t+%2B+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "As for the points:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2Aw+%2B+1%2At+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Use the expression for $\"w\"$ in the 1st equation for $\"w\"$ in
\n" ); document.write( "the 2nd equation
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2A%28t+%2B+9%29+%2B+t+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2t+%2B+18+%2B+t+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3t+=+42\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t+=+14\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and since
\n" ); document.write( " $\"w+=+t+%2B+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"w+=+14+%2B+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"w+=+23\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There were 23 wins and 14 ties
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2Aw+%2B+1%2At+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2A23+%2B+1%2A14+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"46+%2B+14+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"60+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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