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.