document.write( "Question 103691: In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes
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document.write( "than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each candidate
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Algebra.Com's Answer #75380 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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 \n" ); document.write( "receive? \n" ); document.write( "Let the loser have \"x\" votes. \n" ); document.write( "Then the winner had x+220 votes \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "EQUATION: \n" ); document.write( "x + x+220 = 810 \n" ); document.write( "2x = 590 \n" ); document.write( "x = 295 (# of loser votes) \n" ); document.write( "x+220 = 515 (# of winner votes) \n" ); document.write( "=================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |