SOLUTION: 2000-2001 NBA regular season, Kings won two less than three times as many games as they lost. The Kings played 82 games. How many wins and losses did the team have? (Source: nba

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Question 31015: 2000-2001 NBA regular season, Kings won two less than three times as many games as they lost. The Kings played 82 games. How many wins and losses did the team have? (Source: nba.com)
Answer by Paul(988) About Me  (Show Source):
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The games they lost are x
The games they won are 3x-2
Equation:
(x)+(3x-2)=82
4x=84
x=21
3(21)-2=61
Hence, they won 61 games and lost 21 games.
Paul.