SOLUTION: At one time, hockey teams receive two points when they won a game and one point when they tied. One season, a team won the championship with 60 points. They won 9 games more than

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: At one time, hockey teams receive two points when they won a game and one point when they tied. One season, a team won the championship with 60 points. They won 9 games more than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the team have. This question is from textbook

Answer by tvandenberg(45) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well, we will call Wins "W" and ties "T".
So, we know two equations:
(A) 2*W + 1*T = 60
(B) W = T + 9
Substituting (B) into (A)
2(T+9) + T = 60
3T = 42 --> T = 14
Substituting back into (B)
W = 14 + 9 = 23

23 wins, 14 ties