Question

A professional baseball team won 84 games this season. The team won 14 more games than it lost. There were no ties. How many games did the team lose and how many did they play

Answer 1

60 games lost 84 games won and 144 games played

Explanation:

You start with the amount they win=84

then it says 14 more won than lost which tell you to subtract

84-14= which is 60 games lost 84 games won and 144 games played

Answer 2

14+x=84

x=70

The team lost 70 games.

84+70=x

154=x

The team played a total of 154 games.