To find: the number of points the Wildcats scored
Answer to Problem 58SR
Wildcats scored 41 points.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Calculation:
Every win is worth 3 points, tie is worth 1 point and loss is worth 0 point.
Now, for any team with x wins and y ties,
Since 1 win = 3 points
Therefore, x wins
Since 1 tie = 1 points
Therefore, y ties = y points
The expression for the total points of a team is given by:
Since, from the table, wildcats won 10 matches and 11 matches were tie
Thus, to find points of wildcats, substitute
Since, the expression
Conclusion:
Thus, wildcats scored 41 points.
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