SOLUTION: Carla and David were candidates for a student government office. A total of 8532 votes were cast for these two candidates, and Carla won by getting 692 more votes than David. How m

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Question 253434: Carla and David were candidates for a student government office. A total of 8532 votes were cast for these two candidates, and Carla won by getting 692 more votes than David. How many votes did each candidate get?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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c=d+692
c-d=692
c+d=8532
add the 2nd and third
2c=692+8532