SOLUTION: After a recent election, there were 8 more Republicans governors than Democratic governors in the United States. If there are 50 state governors total, how many Democrats and how m

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Question 422400: After a recent election, there were 8 more Republicans governors than Democratic governors in the United States. If there are 50 state governors total, how many Democrats and how many Republicans held governor's offices after this election?
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Hi

8 more Republicans governors than Democratic governors

Let x and (x+8) represent the # of Democratic and Republican governors respectively

Question states***

  x + (x+8) = 50

Solving for x

      2x = 42

       x = 21, # of Democratic governors. 29 Republican governors  (21+8) 

CHECKING our Answer***

 21 + 29 = 50