document.write( "Question 259891: HOCKEY teams receive 2 points when they win and 1 point when they tie. One season, a team won a championship with 57 points. They won 12 more games than they tied. How many wins and ties did the team have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #191352 by richwmiller(17219)\"\" \"About 
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w=12+t
\n" ); document.write( "2w+t=57
\n" ); document.write( "2(12+t)+t=57
\n" ); document.write( "24+2t+t=57
\n" ); document.write( "3t=33
\n" ); document.write( "t=11
\n" ); document.write( "w=t+12
\n" ); document.write( "w=23\r
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\n" ); document.write( "2*23+11=57
\n" ); document.write( "46+11=57\r
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