document.write( "Question 205361: Hockey teams receive 2 points when they win and 1 point when they tie. One season, a team won a championship with 60 points. They won 12 games than they tied,. How many wins and how many ties did the team have? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let T = the number of games tied and W = the number of games won, then:
\n" ); document.write( "a) W = T+12 \"They won 12 games more than they tied,...\"
\n" ); document.write( "b) (2)W+(1)T = 60 \"...2 points when they win (2W) and (+) 1 point when they tie ((1)T).\" \"One season...won a championship with 60 points.\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute equation a) into equation b) and solve for T.
\n" ); document.write( "c) 2(T+12)+T = 60
\n" ); document.write( "c) 3T+24 = 60 Subtract 24 from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "c) 3T = 36 Divide both sides by 3.
\n" ); document.write( "c) $\"highlight%28T+=+12%29\"$ and W = T+12
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28W+=+24%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The team had 24 wins and 12 ties. \n" ); document.write( "

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