SOLUTION: please help me to solve this problem.the US senate had a total of 99 Democrats and Republicans. There were 11 more Republicans than Democrats. How many Democrats and Republicans w

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: please help me to solve this problem.the US senate had a total of 99 Democrats and Republicans. There were 11 more Republicans than Democrats. How many Democrats and Republicans were there in the Senate? This question is from textbook beginning algebra

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x+(x+11)=99
2x+11=99
2x=99-11
2x=88
x=44 number of Democrats.
99-44=55 Republicans.
Proof:
44+55=99
99=99