In a chess match a win of 1 game counts 1 point, a draw counts as 1/2 point and a loss as 0. after 14 games during a championship match, the leader was 3 points ahead of his opponent. how many points did the leader have.

In a chess match a win of 1 game counts 1 point, a draw counts as 1/2 point and a loss as 0. after 14 games during a championship match, the leader was 3 points ahead of his opponent. how many points did the leader have.

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In a chess match, a win of 1 game counts 1 point, a draw
counts as point, and a loss as 0. After 14 games during a
championship match, the leader was 3 points ahead of his
opponent. How many points did the leader have?
5 1/10
6
8
8/1/2

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