document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211224>Question 211224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Phonex Suns won two more thaqn three times as many games as they lost. The Suns played 82 games. How many wins and losses did the team have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159600 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=159600\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let W = the number of games won by the Phoenix Suns and L = the number of games lost.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W+L = 82 \"The Suns played 82 games.\" Rewrite this as W = 82-L and substitute into the second equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 3L+2 \"The Phoenix Suns won two more than three times as many games as they lost.\" Substitute W = 82-L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "82-L = 3L+2 Add L to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "82 = 4L+2 Subtract 2 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80 = 4L Divide both sides by 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = L and...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 3L+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 3(20)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Phoenix Suns won 62 games and lost 20 games. </SPAN>\n" );
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