SOLUTION: A baseball team played 20 games. They won 4 games more than they lost. How many games did they win? I'm actually in the middle of a PLATO master test and am lost on this one,

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Question 519441: A baseball team played 20 games. They won 4 games more than they lost. How many games did they win?

I'm actually in the middle of a PLATO master test and am lost on this one, please help me. thank you kindly.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A baseball team played 20 games. They won 4 games more than they lost. How many games did they win?
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Games lost: x
Games won: x+4
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Equation:
x + (x+4) = 20
2x = 16
x = 8 (games lost)
x+4 = 12 (games won)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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