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The Rangers played 40 games. They won 18 more games then they lost. How many games did they win?
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The Rangers played 40 games. They won 18 more games then they lost. How many games did they win?

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29

Explanation:

Let w represent the number of wins. Then the number of losses is w-18. The total number of games played is ...

wins + losses = 40

w + (w-18) = 40

2w = 58

w = 29

The Rangers won 29 games.

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