SOLUTION: A minor league baseball team plays 105 games in a season. If the team won 17 more than three times as many games as they lost, how many wins and losses did the team have?

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Hi,  

 team won 17 more than three times as many games as they lost

Losses  x

Wins   3x + 17

Question states***plays 105 games

 x + (3x + 17) = 105

      4x = 88

      x = 22, losses.  Wins = 83

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