Hockey teams recueve 2 points when they win and 1 point when they tie. One season, a team won a championship with 66 points. They won 12 more games than they tied. How many winds dd the team have and how many ties?

Answer 1

Let W = games won and T = games tied.

W = T + 12

2W + T = 66

Substitute T + 12 for W in the second equation and solve for T. Put that value in the second equation to find W. To check, put both values into the second equation.