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Paper 1 · June 1999 · Algebra and Equations

The table shows the results of the games played by the Gweru Giraffes last season and the points awarded in the League Table.

	Won	Drawn	Lost
Number of games	20	4	6
Points awarded per game	$x$	2	0

Given that they gained a total of 108 points, calculate the value of $x$ .

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5

Also accepted: x = 5, x=5

ZIMSEC Mathematics Paper 1, June 1999, Q901

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