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\n" ); document.write( "a basketball team had a ratio of wins to losses of 3 to 1.after winning six games in a row,
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document.write( " = 3,        (1)\r\n" );
document.write( " = 5.    (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now distract equation (1) from equation (2) (both sides). You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 5-3,  or\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives you  L =  = 3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then from (1)  W = 3L = 3*3 = 9.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. 9 won.\r\n" );
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