the Philadelphia Phillies won 13 more than the Atlanta Braves. Together, the two teams won a total of 191 games. How many games did the phillies win.

Question

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Answer 1

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

The key on this type of question is to set up a system of equations based on the given information. On this one we have

P = B + 13    since the Phillies won 13 more games than the Braves

P + B = 191     since combined they won 191 games

Plugging the first equation into the second and then solving for the value of B algebraically yields

B + 13 + B = 191

2B = 178

B = 89

Which means that

P = 89 + 13 = 102

So the Phillies won 102 games and the Braves won 89 games

I hope that helps get you moving in the right direction! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)

Answer 2

We can set up an equation for this problem.  First, we choose a variable, x, to represent the number of Braves wins.  Then, we can represent the number of Phillies wins with x + 13.  We know that there are a combined 191 games between the two teams, so we set up the equation:

 

x + x + 13 = 191

2x + 13 = 191

2x = 178

x = 89

 

Now, we can state that the Phillies won x + 13 games, or 89 + 13 = 102 games.