SOLUTION: A hockey team played 72 games during the regular season. They won 6 more than twice as many
as they lost. How many did they win?
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Question 280062: A hockey team played 72 games during the regular season. They won 6 more than twice as many
as they lost. How many did they win? Answer by JenniferTutors(83) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is the equation I came up with:
6 more ~ adding 6
twice as many ~ 2x
72 games total
Now, get x by itself by subtracting the 6 from the left side to the right side of the equation:
To get x by itself completely, divide 2 on both sides:
