SOLUTION: A baseball team played 12 games. The team won three times as many games as they lost. How many games did the team win?

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Question 947671: A baseball team played 12 games. The team won three times as many games as they lost. How many games did the team win?
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A baseball team played 12 games. The team won three times as many games as they lost. How many games did the team win?
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let x=number of games lost
12-x=number of games won
12-x=3x
4x=12
x=3
12-x=9
How many games did the team win? 9