At the end of the 2021 NBA season, the NY Knicks had 10 more wins than losses. This NBA season the N

At the end of the 2021 NBA season, the NY Knicks had 10 more wins than losses. This NBA season the NY Knicks played a total of 72 times. Find a solution to this problem and explain.

Let w be the number of wins
Let l be the number of losses

We're given two equations:

1. w = l + 10
2. l + w = 72

To solve this system of equations, substitute equation (1) into equation (2) for w:
l + l + 10 = 72

To solve this equation for l, we type it in our math engine and we get:
l = 31

To solve for w, we substitute l = 31 into equation (1):
w = 31 + 10
w = 41