document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208196>Question 208196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hockey team receives two points when they win and one point when they tie. One season, a team won a championship with 57 points. The won 12 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the team have? I would very much apprecaiate solution. I have been working on this for hours and I can't seem to come up with the right solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #157527 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=157527\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = ties\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"won 12 more games than they tied\" ___ so x+12 = wins\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x+12) + 1(x) = 57\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distributing ___ 2x + 24 + x = 57 ___ 3x = 33 ___ x = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, 11 ties and 23 wins </SPAN>\n" );
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