document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162248>Question 162248</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321319087/algebrahomeworkh>intermediate algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at one time, hockey teams received 2 points when they won a game and 1 point when they tied. one season, a team won a championship with 60 points. they won 9 more games than they tied. how many wins and how many ties did the team have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119569 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119569\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = number of games tied<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then from \"they won 9 more games than they tied\" we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+9 = number of games won<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"tied points\" + \"win points\" = \"total points\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2(x+9) = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x + 18 = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14 (games tied)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "games won:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+9 = 14+9 = 23 (games won)<BR>\n" );
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