A football team has P points
P=3w+D
W is the number of wins
D is the nine if draws
After 35 games a different teams has 50 points 14 games were draws. How many games has this team lost?
To find out how many games the team has lost, we need to subtract the wins and draws from the total number of games played.
The number of games played can be found by subtracting the number of draws from the total number of games:
Total games = 35 games - 14 draws = 21 games
We know that the team has 50 points, which can be represented as P. According to the given equation P = 3w + D, we can substitute the values we have:
50 points = 3w + 14 draws
To find the number of wins, we can rearrange the equation:
3w = 50 points - 14 draws
3w = 36 points
Divide both sides by 3 to find the number of wins:
w = 36 points / 3 = 12 wins
Now, to find the number of losses, we subtract the number of wins and draws from the total number of games played:
Losses = Total games - Wins - Draws
Losses = 21 games - 12 wins - 14 draws
Losses = 21 games - 12 wins - 14 draws
Therefore, the team has lost 21 - 12 - 14 = 21 - 26 = -5 games.
However, it is not possible for a team to have a negative number of losses, so there must be a mistake in the given information or calculations. Please double-check the data provided.