document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268774>Question 268774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a minor league baseball team plays 130 games in a season.  if the team won 14 more than three times as many games as they lost, 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 #196933 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><B>palanisamy(496)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><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=196933\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of games won = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the number of games lost = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given, x+y = 130   ...(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next, x = 3y+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      x-3y = 14    ...(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1)-(2)=> 4y=116<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          y = 116/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          y = 29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1)=> x+29 = 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      x=130-29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      x=101  </SPAN>\n" );
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