document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081256>Question 1081256</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A minor league baseball team plays 129<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "games in a season. If the team won 17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "more than three times<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "as many games as they&#8203; lost, how many wins and losses did the team&#8203; have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Games they won: 3x + 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total games played: 129<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if we add games lost and games won we should total 129:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3x + 17 = 129<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 28 <--these are the losses, and the wins:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 17 = 3(28)+17 = 84+17 = 101 wins<BR>\n" );
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