document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56337>Question 56337</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 recieve?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "McGraw Hill 6th edition, 8.3 # 56.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let number the loser had be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number the winner had was \"x+220)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "loser votes + winner votes = all the votes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+220=810<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=295 (number of loser votes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+220=515 (number of winner votes)<BR>\n" );
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