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This year the high school basketball team boasted a winning season by one more game than it lost The played total of 23 games How many did win?

Let's say the number of games the team lost is L.

The number of games the team won is W.

The team won one more game than it lost, so W = L + 1.

The total number of games played is 23, so W + L = 23.

We can substitute the first equation into the second equation:

(L + 1) + L = 23

2L + 1 = 23

2L = 22

L = 11

The team lost 11 games.

The team won W = L + 1 = 11 + 1 = 12 games.

Therefore, the team won $\boxed{12}$ games.

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