document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=308804>Question 308804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the 2005 major league baseball season, the chicago white sox won 27 fewer than twice as many games as they lost.  They played 162 regular season games. how many wins and losses did the team have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know how to translate this problem...where do I begin.  Please help!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #220804 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><B>user_dude2008(1862)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><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=220804\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> W=# wins, L=# losses\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W+L=162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=2L-27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W+L=162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L-27+L=162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3L-27=162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3L=162+27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3L=189<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=189/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=63.....63 losses\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W=2L-27=2(63)-27=126-27=99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=99..... 99 wins </SPAN>\n" );
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