SOLUTION: In a hockey tournament, teams are awarded 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win and 1 point for an overtime lose. a) Write a expression that describes how many wins a

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Question 1150927: In a hockey tournament, teams are awarded 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win and 1 point for an overtime lose.
a) Write a expression that describes how many wins a team has
b) Find the number of points earned if a team has 4 wins, 1 overtime win and 2 overtime losses.

Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a hockey tournament, teams are awarded 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win and 1 point for an overtime lose.
a) Write a expression that describes how many wins a team has
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Wins = # of wins
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b) Find the number of points earned if a team has 4 wins, 1 overtime win and 2 overtime losses.
Add them.

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In a hockey tournament, teams are awarded 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win and 1 point for an overtime lose.
a) Write a expression that describes how many wins a team has
b) Find the number of points earned if a team has 4 wins, 1 overtime win and 2 overtime losses.
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In the context of the given problem,  your question  a)  MAKES no SENSE.



Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In a hockey tournament, teams are awarded 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win and COST 1 point for an overtime lose.
a) Write a expression that describes how many wins POINTS a team has.
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w, how many "wins"
x, how many overtime wins
n, how many overtime losses
Number of points,

Use that expression to answer question "b".

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