document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949481>Question 949481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the end of the season, the ratio of the number of games a team has won to the number of games it lost is 4:3. If the team won 12 games and each game played ended in either a win or a loss, how many games did the team play during the season? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=9 The team lost 9 games, and since they won 12 and had no ties:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER:  The team played 21 games during the season.  </SPAN>\n" );
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