document.write( "Question 99646: baseball season, team A won the most games of any major league team. Team A won 39 less than twice as many games as they lost. They played 162 regular- season games. How many wins and losses did team A have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #72499 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! L+W=162 or L=162-W \n" ); document.write( "W=2L-39 \n" ); document.write( "L=162-(2L-39) \n" ); document.write( "L=162-2L+39 \n" ); document.write( "L+2L=162+201 \n" ); document.write( "3L=201 \n" ); document.write( "L=201/3 \n" ); document.write( "L=67 NUMBER OF LOSSES. \n" ); document.write( "162-67=132 NUMBER OF WINS. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF \n" ); document.write( "67=162-(2*67-39) \n" ); document.write( "67=162-(134-39) \n" ); document.write( "67=162-95 \n" ); document.write( "67=67 \n" ); document.write( "41=162-43 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |