How do you work this word problem? The team played 125 games and lost 15 more than they won.How many did they lose
g + g + 15 = 125
2g = 110
g = 55
55 + 15 = 70 lost
l + l + 15 = 125
2l + 15 = 126
2l + 15 -15 = 125-15
2l = 110
2l/2 = 110/2
l = 55
To solve this word problem, you need to set up an equation based on the given information and then solve for the unknown variable.
Let's denote the number of games they won as "W". According to the problem, they lost 15 more games than they won. So, the number of games they lost would be "W + 15".
We know that the total number of games played is 125. Therefore, the equation can be set up as:
W + (W + 15) = 125
Simplifying this equation, we get:
2W + 15 = 125
Now, we can solve for W:
2W = 125 - 15
2W = 110
By dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we find:
W = 55
So, they won 55 games. To find the number of games they lost, we can substitute this value back into the equation:
L = W + 15
L = 55 + 15
L = 70
Therefore, they lost 70 games.