document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115164>Question 115164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a recent election in Texas for a seat on the United States House of Representatives, Max Sandlin received 25,557 more votes than opponent Dennis Boerner.  If the total number of votes was 135,821, find the number of votes for each candidate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need to turn it into an equation and solve.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83789 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=83789\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let S represent the number of votes that Max Sandlin got.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And let B represent the number of votes that Dennis Boerner got.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The combined number of votes is 135,821. So the sum of the Sandlin votes and the Boerner votes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 135821. In equation form this is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S + B = 135821<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem further states that the difference between the Sandlin votes and the Boerner votes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "was 25557 with Sandlin getting more votes. In equation form this is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S - B = 25557<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can solve this equation for S by adding B to both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S = 25557 + B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute this value (the right side) for S in the equation for the total votes  to change<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total vote equation to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(25557 + B) + B = 135821<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the two B terms on the left side to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25557 + 2B = 135821<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the 25557 on the left side by subtracting 25557 from both sides to reduce the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2B = 110264<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for B by dividing both sides of this equation by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B = 110264/2 = 55132<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Dennis Boerner got 55132 of the total 135821 votes. This means that Max Sandlin got<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the remainder. So Max Sandlin got 135821 - 55132 votes. This means that Sandlin got <BR>\n" );
document.write( "80689 votes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this is what you were looking for in the way of equations that enable you to solve the<BR>\n" );
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