SOLUTION: A baseball team played 20 games. They won 4 games more than they lost. How many Games did they win?

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Question 128098: A baseball team played 20 games. They won 4 games more than they lost. How many Games did they win?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A baseball team played 20 games. They won 4 games more than they lost. How many Games did they win?
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Let number of losses be "x" ; # of wins is "x+4"
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EQUATION:
x + x+4 = 20
2x+4 = 20
2x = 16
x = 8 (# of wins)
x+4 = 12 (# of losses)
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Cheers,
Stan H.