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the tigers won twice as many football games as they lost. They played 96 games. How many games did they win?
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the tigers won twice as many football games as they lost. They played 96 games. How many games did they win?

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They lost L games.
They won W games.
W = 2L

W + L = 96, but W = 2L, so

2L + L = 96

3L = 96

L = 32

W = 2L = 2 * 32 = 64

They won 64 games.
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