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In a town election the winning candidate had 220 more votes that the loser. If 810 votes were cst in all, how many votes did each candidate receive?
17 years ago

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Answered by drwls
Let x be the number of votes received by the winner. The loser got x-220.

x + x - 220 = 810
2x = 1030
Divide both sides of the equation by 2 for the answer.
17 years ago
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