document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=701046>Question 701046</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hockey teams receive 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie. The Wildcats once won a championship with 60 points. They won 9 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the Wildcats have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let w stand for wins, and t stand for ties, then we have:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Aw%2B1%2At=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Aw%2B1%2At=60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > given<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=t%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=t%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > given<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's use substitution, using the value of w in Equation 1 in Equation 2:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2t%2B18%2Bt=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2t%2B18%2Bt=60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3t%2B18=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3t%2B18=60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3t=42 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3t=42\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use this value of t in Equation 2 to find w:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=t%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=t%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=14%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=14%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=23 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=23\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So on their championship run, the Wildcats won 23 games and had 14 ties.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check it, and it should work.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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