SOLUTION: In the 2010-2011 NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers won 7 more than twice as many games as they lost. The Lakers played 82 games. How many wins and loses did the team have

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Question 1042365: In the 2010-2011 NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers won 7 more than twice as many games as they lost. The Lakers played 82 games. How many wins and loses did the team have
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In the 2010-2011 NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers won 7 more than twice as many games as they lost. The Lakers played 82 games. How many wins and loses did the team have
W + L = 82 games
W = 2L + 7
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Substitute for "W" and solve for "L"
2L+7 + L = 82
3L = 75
Losses = 25 games
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Wins = 2*25+7 = 57 games
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Stan H.
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