document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287713>Question 287713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hockey teams receive 2 points when they win and 1 point when they tie. One season, a team won a championship with 63 points. They won 9 more games than they tied. how many wins and how many ties 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 #208481 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=208481\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2w+t=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=t+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the new tutor forgot that there are 2 points for a win and 1 for a tie<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=15 w=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=15+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*24+15=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48+15=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok </SPAN>\n" );
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