SOLUTION: A basketball team played 32 games and won 4 more games than it lost. Find the number of games the team won.

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Question 357114: A basketball team played 32 games and won 4 more games than it lost. Find the number of games the team won.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let w=number of won games and L=number of lost games.
w+L=32
L=w-4
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w+w-4=32
2w-4=32
2w=36
w=18
L=14
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Ed