A minor league plays 101 games, They win 14 more than twice as many as they lost. How many wins and loses?
Okay, simple. First, write a simple addition equation. In this case wins = w and losses = l. l + w = 101.
Now, we have to figure out a way to make one of the terms the same term as the other, in this case we can change the terms of w to l. l = l w = 2l +14 (14 more than twice the amount)
Okay. So plug in the new amount for w. l + 2l + 14 = 101. Great! we now have a simple equation. lets solve. put similar terms together. 3l + 14 = 101 3l = 87 l = 29 So, we have 29 loses, and w = 2(29) + 14 72 wins! To check, 72 + 29 = 101, correct!
