SOLUTION: In a town election, the winning canidate had 220 more votes than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each canidate recieve?
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Question 107619: In a town election, the winning canidate had 220 more votes than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each canidate recieve?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=loser, so x+220=winner ... x+(x+20)=880 ... 2x+20=880
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