SOLUTION: In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all. How many votes did each candidate receive??

Question 106830: In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all. How many votes did each candidate receive??
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lex x=number of votes for the loser
Then x+220=number of votes for the winner
loser votes + winner votes = 810, so:
x+x+220=810 subtract 220 from both sides
x+x+220-220=810-220 collect like terms
2x=590 divide both sides by 2
x=295-------------------------number of votes for the loser
x+220=295+220=515------------------------number of votes for the winner
CK
295+515=810
810=810
Hope this helps----ptaylor
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