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CEMC Euclid, 2002

Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Prove it Canada

In a soccer league with 5 teams, each team plays 20 games (that is, 5 games with each of the other 4 teams). For each team, every game ends in a win (W), a loss (L), or a tie (T). The numbers of wins, losses and ties for each team at the end of the season are shown in the table. Determine the values of xx, yy and zz.

Team | W | L | T
A | 2 | 15 | 3
B | 7 | 9 | 4
C | 6 | 12 | 2
D | 10 | 8 | 2
E | xx | yy | zz

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