document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171083>Question 171083</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chess champion played in a two-week tournament. At the end of the tournament she had lost four more matches than she had won. If she lost 60% of her matches, how many matches did she play? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126305 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=126305\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets call w # of wins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and ......l # of losses<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "l=w+4--->l-w=4......eq 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lets call Total matches (T)...we are given w=60%T and l=40%T<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug those values into eq 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".6T-.4T=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".2T=4<BR>\n" );
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