document.write( "Question 671386: 30 soccer games are played.
\n" ); document.write( "12 more are won than lost.
\n" ); document.write( "How many are lost.
\n" ); document.write( "How do I express the solution (21) algebraically?
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x = wins
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\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 30
\n" ); document.write( "x = y + 12
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\n" ); document.write( "y + 12 + y = 30
\n" ); document.write( "2y + 12 = 30
\n" ); document.write( "2y = 30 - 12
\n" ); document.write( "2y = 18
\n" ); document.write( "y = 9 lost
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\n" ); document.write( "x + x - 12 = 30
\n" ); document.write( "2x - 12 = 30
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 42
\n" ); document.write( "x = 21 wins
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\n" ); document.write( "Check
\n" ); document.write( "12 more won than lost means wins is greater than losses
\n" ); document.write( "12+9 = 21\r
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