SOLUTION: florida has 28 fewer electoral votes than california. If the total number of votes for florida and california is 82 , find the number for each state.

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Question 158529: florida has 28 fewer electoral votes than california. If the total number of votes for florida and california is 82 , find the number for each state.
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x= no. electoral votes in CA
x-28= no. of electoral votes in FL
Then, x%2Bx-28=82
2x=82%2B28
2x=110
cross%282%29x%2Fcross%282%29=cross%28110%2955%2Fcross%282%29
x=55 --------------------------------------> no. of electoral votes in CA
55-28=27 ----------------------------------> no. of electoral votes in FL
Check, 55%2B27=82 ---------------------------> total no. of votes in CA & FL
Thank you,
Jojo