SOLUTION: algebra, a baseball team played 139 complete games last season. they had 21 fewer wins than losses. how many games did the team win

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Question 466482: algebra, a baseball team played 139 complete games last season. they had 21 fewer wins than losses. how many games did the team win
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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w=l-21
l+l-21=139
2l=160
l=80
w=59
The team won 59 games and lost 80..