SOLUTION: in a recent election Corrie Broewn recieved 13,517 more votes than Bill Randall. if the total number of votes was 118,985, find the number of votes for each candidate

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Question 500081: in a recent election Corrie Broewn recieved 13,517 more votes than Bill Randall. if the total number of votes was 118,985, find the number of votes for each candidate
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+x+13517=118985
2x=118985-13517
2x=105468
x=52734
x+13517=66251