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\n" ); document.write( " In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes
\n" ); document.write( "than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each candidate
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Total votes cast = 810
\n" ); document.write( " Let the number of votes obtained by the loser = x
\n" ); document.write( " the number of votes obtained by the winner = x+220
\n" ); document.write( " therefore the number of votes = sum of votes obtained by (winner+loser)
\n" ); document.write( " 810 = x+x+220
\n" ); document.write( " 810-220 = 2x
\n" ); document.write( " 590 = 2x
\n" ); document.write( " x = 590/2 = 295
\n" ); document.write( " x+220 = 295+220 = 515
\n" ); document.write( " The number of votes obtained by the loser = 295
\n" ); document.write( " The number of votes obtained by the winner = 515
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