q. The Nimson High School football team won three times as many games as they lost. If they lost 5 games, how many games did they play?

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$Let the games lost = x Games won by the school = 3 x Also, games lost = 5 So, Games won by the school = 3 x = 3 \times 5 = 15 So, total games played by school = games lost + games won = 15 + 5 = 20$

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q. The Nimson High School football team won three times as many games as they lost. If they lost 5 games, how many games did they play?

Dear student Let the games lost =xGames won by the school=3xAlso, games lost=5So, Games won by the school=3x=3×5=15So, total games played by school=games lost+games won=15+5=20 Regards

Dear student
$Let the games lost = x Games won by the school = 3 x Also, games lost = 5 So, Games won by the school = 3 x = 3 \times 5 = 15 So, total games played by school = games lost + games won = 15 + 5 = 20$

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