document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69731>Question 69731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each candidate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "receive? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #49679 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=49679\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> winning candidate's votes = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "losing candidate's votes = l<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l + w = 810 or l = 810 - w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "220 + l = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "220 + 810 - w = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1030 = 2w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "515 = w<BR>\n" );
document.write( "295 = l </SPAN>\n" );
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