The hawks won 17 hockey games than they lost. They played 52 games in all and had a 3 ties. how many games did they lose?
so 52 ..... games in all
won 17......games
ties.........3
this is what I do 52
- 17
------
35
so they had 35 games left. From here I am stuck DO I ADD 3 MORE FOR THE TIES
AND THEN WHAT???? pleas help me,.thanks
Is there a word missing from the problem?
Do you mean?
The hawks won 17 MORE hockey games than they lost.
what?! this doesn't make sense
To find the number of games the hawks lost, you can start by subtracting the number of wins and ties from the total number of games played.
Let's break it down step by step:
1. Start with the total number of games played: 52.
2. Subtract the number of wins: 52 - 17 = 35.
3. The remaining number, 35, represents the total number of games the hawks did not win.
4. However, we also need to consider the ties. So, we need to subtract the number of ties as well.
5. Subtract the number of ties: 35 - 3 = 32.
6. The resulting number, 32, represents the total number of games the hawks lost.
Therefore, the hawks lost 32 hockey games.