Question

The Tigers won 8 games more than they lost, and there were no ties. If the Tigers played 78 games, how many games did they loose?

Answer 1

"The Tigers won 8 games more than they lost" ----> W = L + 8

Answer 2

"the Tigers played 78 games (with no ties)" ----> W + L = 78

Answer 3

W + L = 78

L + 8 + L = 78

Keep going to find L

Answer 4

im so confused

Answer 5

What do you get when you solve for L?

Answer 6

i dont get what you did

Answer 7

i wrote let w= the games won
let l= the games lost
w+l=79

Answer 8

thats all i get...

Answer 9

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 10

They played 78 games, not 79

Answer 11

So

W + L = 78

Answer 12

L + 8 + L = 78

2L + 8 = 78

2L + 8-8 = 78-8

2L = 70

what's next?

Answer 13

where does the l+8+l+8 come from? thats the only thing i dont get

Answer 14

L + 8 + L = 78

Answer 15

I have

W + L = 78

Answer 16

Replace W with L + 8 (since W = L + 8) to get

L + L + 8 = 78

Answer 17

oh okay i got it so the anwer is 35 games lost

Answer 18

thanks so much

Answer 19

35 is the correct answer