SOLUTION: In the 2005 major league baseball season, the chicago white sox won 27 fewer than twice as many games as they lost. They played 162 regular season games. how many wins and losses

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Question 308804: In the 2005 major league baseball season, the chicago white sox won 27 fewer than twice as many games as they lost. They played 162 regular season games. how many wins and losses did the team have?
I don't know how to translate this problem...where do I begin. Please help!
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) About Me  (Show Source):
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W=# wins, L=# losses
W+L=162
W=2L-27

W+L=162
2L-27+L=162
3L-27=162
3L=162+27
3L=189
L=189/3
L=63.....63 losses

W=2L-27=2(63)-27=126-27=99
W=99..... 99 wins