SOLUTION: In a recent election in NY for a seat in the U.S. house of representatives, Timothy Bishop recieved 35,650 more votes than opponent Italo Zanzi. If the total number of votes was 15

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Question 351248: In a recent election in NY for a seat in the U.S. house of representatives, Timothy Bishop recieved 35,650 more votes than opponent Italo Zanzi. If the total number of votes was 158,192, find the number of votes for each candidate
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+x+35650=158192
2x=122542
x=61271
x+35650=96921