document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289497>Question 289497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> {lease help me with this story problem. I am so confused!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hockey team gets 2 points when they win and 1 when they tie. One season, a team won a championchip with 56 points. They won 10 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 #209664 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209664\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First name your variables. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then translate from words to math eqautions. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let W be the number of wins and T be the number of ties.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each win scores 2 points. Each tie scores 1 point.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"They won 10 more games than they tied\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=10%2BT ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=10%2BT\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"won a championchip with 56 points\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%2B1T=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%2B1T=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute from eq. 1 into eq. 2 and solve for T. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then go back and solve for W.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%2BT=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%2BT=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2810%2BT%29%2BT=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2810%2BT%29%2BT=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2B2T%2BT=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2B2T%2BT=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2B3T=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2B3T=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3T=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3T=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then from eq. 1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=10%2BT ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=10%2BT\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=10%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=10%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "They won 22 games and tied 12 games.  </SPAN>\n" );
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