document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=412253>Question 412253</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"A baseball team played 5 more games this season than last season. Last season, the team won 60% of their games, and this season it won 55% of their games. The team won the same number of games this season as last season. Find the number of games played each season.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I AM NOT SURE HOW TO GO ABOUT SOLVING THIS...IS THERE A FORMULA TO FOLLOW? THANKS TONS!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of games played last season be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Team won 0.6x of the games.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then # of games played this season is \"x+5\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Team won 0.55(x+5) of the games.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.6x = 0.55(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x = 55x + 55*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 55*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 55 (# of games they played last season)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5 = 60 (# of games they played this season)<BR>\n" );
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