document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=764953>Question 764953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The U.S. senate has 100 members. after a certain election, there were 4 more Democrats than Republicans, with no other parties represented. How many members of each party were there in the Senate? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of Rupublicans be \"x'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then # of Democrats is \"x+4\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x+4) = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 48 (# of Reps)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 52 (# of Dems)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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