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Question

a basketball team played 64 games. They won 20 more than they played

 

how many did they win?

how many did they loose?

 

Answer 1

Megan, I think you mean that they won 20 more than they lost. It is impossible to win more games than you play. 

 

# of wins = x + 20

# of losses = x

 

x + (x + 20) = 64 (total number of games)

2x + 20 = 64

2x = 44

x = 22

 

So the team lost 20 games and won (x + 20) = 22 + 20 = 42 games