SOLUTION: The U.S. Senate has 100 members. After a certain​ election, there were 14 more Democrats than​ Republicans, with no other parties represented. How many members of each

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Question 1126564: The U.S. Senate has 100 members. After a certain​ election, there were 14 more Democrats than​ Republicans, with no other parties represented. How many members of each party were there in the​ Senate?
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D + R = 100

D - R =  14


Add the two equations.  You will get


2D = 114,  which implies  D = 114/2 = 57.


Then R = 100 - 57 = 43.

Solved.