SOLUTION: In an election, Mr Diego got 1850 more votes than Mrs Allen. Together, Mr Diego and Mrs Allen got 3952 votes. How many votes did they each get? Step 1: Let x stand for the numbe

Question 775570: In an election, Mr Diego got 1850 more votes than Mrs Allen. Together, Mr Diego and Mrs Allen got 3952 votes. How many votes did they each get?
Step 1: Let x stand for the number of votes Mr Diego got. Let y stand for the number of votes Mrs Allen got. Write an equation showing that Mr Diego got 1850 more votes than Mrs Allen.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let stand for the number of votes Mr Diego got.
Let stand for the number of votes Mrs Allen got.

and

Add the equations

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