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(52879)  (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
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(39630)  (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 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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