SOLUTION: a minor league baseball team plays 131 games in a season. if the team won 15 more than three times as many games as they lost, how many wins and losses did the team have

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Question 666395: a minor league baseball team plays 131 games in a season. if the team won 15 more than three times as many games as they lost, how many wins and losses did the team have
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Establish variables
x = wins
y = losses
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x+y = 131
x = 15 + 3y
Substitute x into the first equation
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15 + 3y + y = 131
Combine like terms
cross%2815%29+%2B+highlight%283y%29+%2B+highlight%28y%29+-+cross%2815%29+=+131+-+15
4y = 116
Divide both sides by 4
cross%284%29y%2Fcross%284%29+=+116%2F4
highlight_green%28y+=+29%29 losses
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x = 15 + 3(29) = 15 + 87 = highlight_green%28102%29 wins
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Check cartoon%28%0D%0A29+%2B+102%2C%0D%0A131%29
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