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      Question

      A football team plays 60 matches in a tournament. Where

      5 points are given to a team for winning a match and 2 points are subtracted  for losing every match. If at the end of the tournament the score of a team is 265. Then how many matches are won by the team?
      A 50 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 55 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 65 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 72 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E none of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let the number of matches won by team be w And the number of matches loose by team be x So, 5w - 2x = 265 …… (1) And as it is given in the question that total matches played =60  So, w + x = 60….. (2) On Solving  both the equations  We get, w = 55

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