document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=957327>Question 957327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Texas has twice the number of electoral votes for president as Michigan if the total number of electoral votes for these two states is 51 find the number for each state </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584974 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=584974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> M=number of Michigan's votes; T=number of Texas' votes=2M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M+T=51 Substitute for T.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M+2M=51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3M=51 Divide each side by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M=17 ANSWER 1: Michigan has 17 electoral votes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=2M=2(17)=34 ANSWER 2: Texas has 34 electoral votes. </SPAN>\n" );
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