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 74328: 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 checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+(X+220)=810
X+X+220=810
2X=810-220
2X=590
X=590/2
X=295 FOR THE LOOSER &
295+220=515 FOR THE WINNER
PROOF
295+515=810
810=810