document.write( "Question 499387: In the 2008 regular baseball season, the Tampa Bay Rays won 33 fewer than twice as many games as they lost. They played 162 regular-season games. How many wins and losses did the team have? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #337640 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"W\"$ = number of wins
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"L\"$ = number of losses
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W+%2B+L+=+162+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W+=+2L+-33+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "By substitution:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2L+-+33+%2B+L+=+162+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3L+=+162+%2B+33+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3L+=+195+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+L+=+65+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "And
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W+=+162+-+65+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+W+=+97+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There were 65 losses and 97 wins \n" ); document.write( "

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