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document.write( "In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes than the loser.  If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each candidate receive? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the loser number be \"x\"; then the winner had x+220 votes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x+220 = 810<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 295 (loser number of votes)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+220 = 515 (winner number of votes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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