document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67699>Question 67699</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Social Science: 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 recieive?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=number of votes loser got\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then x+220=number of votes the winner got\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+220=810  subtract 220 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=810-220\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=295-----------------------------number of votes for loser\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+220=295+220=515------------------number of votes for winner\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ck\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "295+515=810<BR>\n" );
document.write( "810=810\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps-----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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