document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=172735>Question 172735</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 69 points. They won 12 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the team have?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many wins __<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many ties __\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm sorry, but i am just drawing a total blank today. Thank you all. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One season, a team won a championship with 69 points. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "They won 12 more games than they tied. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many wins and how many ties did the team have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity Equation:  w = t + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Points Equation..: 2w + 1t = 69<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"t\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(t+12) + t = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t + 24 = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 15 (# of ties)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since w = t+12,w = 15+12 = 27 (# of wins)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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