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?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

515