SOLUTION: the u.s. senate has 100 members, all democrats or republicans. recently there were 12 more democrats that republicans. how many senators from each political party were there at tha
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Question 342996: the u.s. senate has 100 members, all democrats or republicans. recently there were 12 more democrats that republicans. how many senators from each political party were there at that time?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+(x+12)=100
2x=100-12
2x=88
x=88/2
x=44 answer for the republicans.
100-44=56 answer for the democrats.
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