Question

The Ravens won twice as many games as they lost. They played 96 games. How many games did they win?

Answer 1

Let 'x' be the amount of games they lost.
Then, would you say '2x' is the games they won? Since they won twice as many as they lost?

Answer 2

yes I think so

Answer 3

Good. And 96 is the total number of games the Ravens played. That include their wins and losses, of course. We can create an equation.

x + 2x = 96
Losses + Wins = total amount of games

Answer 4

Solve for x.
Plug 'x' back into the equation for the amount of games the Ravens won.

Answer 5

okay then what? you just divide?

Answer 6

Can you solve for x?

Answer 7

divide 96 by 2? is that what I do?

Answer 8

No.
x + 2x = 96

You must combine similar terms first.

Answer 9

oh yeah so 3x = 96 right?

Answer 10

Right.
Solve for 'x'.
Plug it back into the equation we made for the number of games they won.

Answer 11

what do you mean? wouldn't I just divide 3 by 96??

Answer 12

Yes, to solve for x.

Answer 13

okay so 96/3 = 32

Answer 14

Right. x = 32
Earlier, we said 'x' is the number of games the Ravens lost.
'2x' must be the number of games they won.

Answer 15

which means what?

Answer 16

that means they won 32 games?

Answer 17

Look at your question, m8. They want you to find the number of games they won.

Answer 18

yes they do

Answer 19

I just said 'x' is the number of games they lost. .-.

Answer 20

2x is the number of games they won.

Answer 21

wait so that means 2(32) = 64 games won?

Answer 22

YES. YESSSS. Gewd job. \[\heartsuit\]

Answer 23

okay sorry im a little slow! :/

Answer 24

Thanks for the help!