document.write( "Question 1126564: The U.S. Senate has 100 members. After a certain election, there were 14 more Democrats than Republicans, with no other parties represented. How many members of each party were there in the Senate? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "D + R = 100\r\n" );
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document.write( "D - R =  14\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the two equations.  You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "2D = 114,  which implies  D = 114/2 = 57.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then R = 100 - 57 = 43.\r\n" );
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