SOLUTION: Social science. 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?
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Question 112712: Social science. 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? Answer by SHUgrad05(58) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x=winning candidate and y=losing candidate
x=y+220
y=y
y+220+y=810
2y=590
y=295
Losing candidate= 295 votes
Winning candidate= 295+220=515 votes
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