Problema Solution

Hockey teams receive 2 points when they win, and 1 point when they tie. One season, a team won a championship with 59 points. They won 10 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the team have?

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suppose they tied x games so they win (x+10)

 

they get 59 points 

so 59 = 2(x+10) + 1*x

59 = 2x+20+x

39= 3x

x =13

so they tied 13 games and win 23 games