SOLUTION: 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 69731: 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 Nate(3500) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! winning candidate's votes = w
losing candidate's votes = l
l + w = 810 or l = 810 - w
and
220 + l = w
plug:
220 + 810 - w = w
1030 = 2w
515 = w
295 = l
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