Question

tampa won 33 fewer than twice as many as they lost. Tampa played 162 games. How many wins, how many losses?

Answer 1

Tell me, what is confusing you about this problem?

Answer 2

I have no idea how to complete it...

Answer 3

Let's break the problem down:

Let A be the number of games Tampa won, and let B be the number of games Tampa lost.

We know that A + B = 162, and we're told that A = 2B - 33.

Do you agree with this? If so, can you solve this system?

Answer 4

I like how you don't just give the answer.

Answer 5

me too!

Answer 6

I agree with it, but I still dont understand...

Answer 7

how to solve it... I mean do I add 33 to both sides? idk.

Answer 8

Well, you agree that
A + B = 162
is true and
A = 2B - 33
is true.

Now you have simultaneous equations. You can solve that right?

Answer 9

how?

Answer 10

A + B = 162
A = 2B - 33

Surely you must have learned about simultaneous equations before this. You have the substitution method and what not.

Answer 11

I dont understand HOW to do it... I dont know the steps.

Answer 12

Well, you already know what A is, that is:

A = 2B - 33.

Why don't you try substituting it in the first equation? E.g.

(2B - 33) + B = 162 ?

Answer 13

Can you solve for B? :)

Answer 14

65??

Answer 15

wait..

Answer 16

21.6?

Answer 17

the first one was right. How did you get the second one?