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document.write( "Volleyball teams receive 2 points when they win and 1 point when they tie. One season a volleyball team won a championship with 57 points. the team won 12 more games than they tied. How many wins did the team have? How many ties did the team have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "t = ties<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = wins<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = t+12 (won 12 more than tied)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + 2w = 57<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub for w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + 2(t+12) = 57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + 2t+24 = 57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 23\r<BR>\n" );
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