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Find the equation and solve it. In one election the winning candidate tripled the other candidate's votes, 116 people voted, how many votes did the winner receive? And how many votes did the loser receive?
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Find the equation and solve it.

In one election the winning candidate tripled the other candidate's votes, 116 people voted, how many votes did the winner receive? And how many votes did the loser receive?

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User Kristo
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116=x+3x

add like terms

116=4x

divide 4 on each side

x=29

This means that the loser had only 29 votes and the winner had 87 votes

User Yoel Halb
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To solve this, you divide 116 by four, this gets you 29. The loser got 29 votes. Then you subtract 116-29 which gives you 87. That is how many votes the winner received. Hope this helps
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