document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=858113>Question 858113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sweat hogs lost four times as many games as they won. IF they played 80 games, how many games did they win? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If they played 80 games and won x of them, then they lost 4 times that, or 4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming no ties, every game was either won or lost. Therefore, the lost games plus the won games is the total number of games. In other words,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine Like Terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They won 16 games. </SPAN>\n" );
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