document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465687>Question 465687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the 2001-2002 NBA regular season, the Sacramento Kings won two less than three times as many games as they lost. The Kings played 82 games. How many wins and losses did the team have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I try to solve it by writing the equation as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x -2 = 82\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which I gave me the answer x=28 but that is incorrect<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2=82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  +2 +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 =3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what am I doing wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what am I doing <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 #319102 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=319102\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> l+3l-2=82<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4l=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Kings won 61 games and lost 21.  Did they really do this well?<BR>\n" );
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