Problema Solution

A basketball team played 62 games. They won 28 more than they lost.

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Let 'x' represent the number of games lost then 'x+28' will represent the number of games won.

The total number of games played is 62:

x + x + 28 = 62

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x = 17 lost games

17 + 28 = 45 won games

They won 45 games and lost 17 games.