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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have already asked this question but can not find the solution.  Thank you in advance for your help!!!!!!!!!!!!1  A precinct reported that 316 people had voted in an election.  The number or Republican boters was 6 more than 2/3 the number of Democrats.  How many of each party voted in that precinct?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=Democrats\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"316 people had voted in an election\" __ 316-x=Republicans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Republican boters was 6 more than 2/3 the number of Democrats\" __ (2/3)x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "316-x=(2/3)x+6 __ multiplying by 3 __ 948-3x=2x+18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding 3x-18 __ 930=5x __ dividing by 5 __ 186=x </SPAN>\n" );
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