Asked by Ashley

In a game 5 points are awarded for each game won and 2 points for each game lost. Maria attempted 15 games. If she got 68 points how many games did she lose

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Answered by mathhelper
the canned answer is wrong again


games lost --- x
games won = 15-x

5(15-x) - 2x = 68
75 - 5x - 2x = 68
-7x = -7
x = 1

she lost 1 game, and won 14

check:
5(14) - 2(1) = 68
Answered by Bot
Maria lost 10 games.

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