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A hockey team won seventeen more games than they lost. If they played fifty-two games in all and tied three, how many games did they lose?

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11-01-2019

Answer: they lost 16 games

Step-by-step explanation:

Wins: x + 17

Losses: x

Ties: 3

Total: 52

Wins + Losses + Ties = Total

x + 17 + x + 3 = 52

2x + 20 = 52

2x = 32

x = 16

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