SOLUTION: A minor league baseball team plays 90 games in season. If the team won 14 more than three times as many games as they lost, how many wins and losses did the team have. How many

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Question 178303: A minor league baseball team plays 90 games in season. If the team won 14 more than three times as many games as they lost, how many wins and losses did the team have.
How many games did the team lose______
How many games did the team win ______

Answer by mial_ibanez22(3) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=loses
3x+14=wins
then x+x+14=90
4x=76
divide both sides by 4
x=19 games-->loses
3x+14=3(19)+14=76games-->wins
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