Question 214762: The u.s. senate has 100 members, all democrats or repulbicans. Recently there were 12 more Democrats than Republicans. How many senators from each political party wer there at that time? Choices for the number of republicans: 38, 42 , 44.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The u.s. senate has 100 members, all democrats or repulbicans. Recently there were 12 more Democrats than Republicans. How many senators from each political party were there at that time? Choices for the number of republicans:38, 42, 44.
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Quantity Equation: D + R = 100
Quantity Equation: D = R+12
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Substitute to solve for "R":
R+12 + R = 100
2R = 88
R = 44 (# of Republicans)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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