SOLUTION: a soccer team played 30 matches during the season. the team earned 3 points for a win,1 points for a draw and none for a loss. if the team drew 2 more games than they won and earne

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Question 847984: a soccer team played 30 matches during the season. the team earned 3 points for a win,1 points for a draw and none for a loss. if the team drew 2 more games than they won and earned a total of 46 points for the season, how many games did they win? hence state the number of games they lost.

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Hi,

team drew 2 more games than +highlight_green%28x%29 games won

Question states***

 3x +1(x+2) = 46

   x = 11 games won, 13 tied and 22 lost   46-24