document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=161099>Question 161099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hockey teams receive 2 points when they win and 1 point when they tie.  One season, a team won a championship with 54 points.  They won 12 more games than they tied.  How many wins and how many ties did the team have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HOw many wins did the team have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many ties did the team have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #118692 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=118692\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (12+X)2+X=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24+2X+X=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X-54-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=30/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=10 GAMES TIED.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+12=22 GAMES WON.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*22+10*1=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44+10=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54=54<BR>\n" );
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