SOLUTION: show the equation used for the 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 cand

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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 anraymer(35)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
T = A + B
T = 810
A = 220 + B


810 = (220 + B) + B
810 = 220 + 2B
590 = 2B
295 votes = B


A = 220 + B
A = 220 + 295
A = 515 votes

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