document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=599458>Question 599458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> MY question is this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need to be able to build a 2x2 linear equation from this question; A baseball team plays 162 games in its season. In a recent year, the team won 34 more games than it lost. How many games did the team win and how many did it lose? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not know how to build an equation from that, What should the \"x\" value be for the games won or lost in the equations? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = games won<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and y = games lost<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From:\"A baseball team plays 162 games\" we get equation 1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 162<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From:\"the team won 34 more games than it lost\" we get equation 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y + 34<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the system of equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y + 34<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "modify the second equation and add both:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y =  34<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x    = 196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 98 (games won)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find games lost by substituting above into:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "98 + y = 162<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 162-98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 64 (games lost)<BR>\n" );
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