SOLUTION: In an election, Mr Diego got 1850 more votes than Mrs Allen. Together, Mr Diego and Mrs Allen got 3952 votes. How many votes did they each get? Step 1: Let x stand for the numbe

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Question 775570: In an election, Mr Diego got 1850 more votes than Mrs Allen. Together, Mr Diego and Mrs Allen got 3952 votes. How many votes did they each get?
Step 1: Let x stand for the number of votes Mr Diego got. Let y stand for the number of votes Mrs Allen got. Write an equation showing that Mr Diego got 1850 more votes than Mrs Allen.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ stand for the number of votes Mr Diego got.
Let +y+ stand for the number of votes Mrs Allen got.
+x+=+y+%2B+1850+%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+x+-+y+=+1850+
and
+x+%2B+y+=+3952+
Add the equations
+2x+=+5802+
+x+=+2901+
and
+x+%2B+y+=+3952+
+y+=+3952+-+x+
+y+=+3952+-+2901+
+y+=+1051+