document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171442>Question 171442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chess champion played in a 2 week tournament. At the end of the tournament she'd lost 4 more matches that she'd won. If she lost 60% of her matches, how many matches did she play? Hint: 60% = 3/5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126570 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=126570\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lets call W # of wins and L-# of losses. lets call the Total matches T<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L=W+4--->L-W=4...eq 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we know that 60%(.6)T=L and we know that 40(.4)T=W..eq 2,3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lets take values W and L from eq 2,3 and plug them 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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