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 36737: 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 checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+(X+220)=810 OR 2X+220=810 OR 2X=590 X=295 OR 295+220=515 OR 515+295=810