Question

I need your help on what to do and how to start ,
Hockey team receives 2 point for a win 1 point for a tie. The wildcats once won a championship with 60 points. They won 9 more games than they tied. How many wins and how many ties did the wildcats have?

Answer 1

w = number of games won
t = number of games tied

w = t+9
points: 2*w+1*t = 60

Answer 2

Okay?

Answer 3

So you will now start with
2*(t+9) + t = 60
2t + 18 + t = 60
3t = 42

t = 14

Answer 4

and then you will finish with
w = t + 9
w = 14 + 9

w = 23.

So you will have 23 wins and 14 ties.

Answer 5

so I would basically be using the order of operations or a different formula ?