SOLUTION: The total number of votes cast for class president was 352. If Chet received 50 fewer votes than Marcella, how many did each receive?
Algebra.Com
Question 244070: The total number of votes cast for class president was 352. If Chet received 50 fewer votes than Marcella, how many did each receive?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the number of votes Marcella received. Then 
is the number of votes cast for Chet. The sum is 352, so:
\ =\ 352)
Just solve for to get the number for Marcella. 50 less than that is the number for Chet.
John
RELATED QUESTIONS
During the Student Government Association elections, one candidate received 38 more votes (answered by fractalier)
In the last election, candidate A received twice as many votes as candidate B. Candidate... (answered by checkley77)
Ben and Matt received votes in the ratio 2:3.
The total number of votes cast was 60.... (answered by MathLover1,MathTherapy)
if a wining candidate recevied 8 votes for every 3 received by the looser,how many votes... (answered by Cromlix)
Donna received
5/7
of the
42
votes cast for class treasurer. How many votes did... (answered by fractalier)
Marisa and Shandrell ran for student body president. Of the 1308 votes cast, Shandrell... (answered by ewatrrr)
In the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry received 34 fewer electoral votes than... (answered by ikleyn)
A strange announcement was made on the radio about a local election with three... (answered by Alan3354)
The ratio of yes votes to no votes in an election was to . How many yes votes were cast... (answered by checkley77)