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1 January, 02:06

The school's basketball team lost 4 times as many games as they won. They also tied 5 fewer games than they won.

If they played 43 games, how many did they lose?

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  1. 1 January, 05:36
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    Let w won games, t tied games, s lose games

    s=4w

    t=w-5

    s+t+w=43

    4w + (w-5) + w=43

    6w=48

    w=7

    s=4*7=21 games lost
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