Question 156697

In the 2005 regular baseball season, the Chicago White sox won 27 fewer than twice as many games as they lost. They played 162 regular-season games. How many wins and losses did the team have? 
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Let x = games lost
which means (because they played a total of 162 games) that
162 - x = games won
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2x-27 = 162 - x
3x-27 = 162
3x = 189
x = 63 (games lost)
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162 - 63 = 99 (games won)