Jimenezmiranda
Jimenezmiranda Jimenezmiranda
  • 11-01-2019
  • Mathematics
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A hockey team won seventeen more games than they lost. If they played fifty-two games in all and tied three, how many games did they lose?

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tramserran
tramserran tramserran
  • 11-01-2019

Answer: they lost 16 games

Step-by-step explanation:

Wins: x + 17

Losses: x

Ties: 3

Total: 52


Wins + Losses + Ties = Total

x + 17 +    x      +     3   =    52

                     2x + 20 = 52

                     2x          = 32

                      x            = 16                        

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