Question

A candidate received 15,450 more then her opponent who received 79,000. How many votes were cast for each candidate?

Answer 1

94450 for the first candidate

173450 votes in total

Explanation:

79000 + 15450= 94450????

First candidate: 94450

Second candidate: 79000

94450 + 79000 = 173450 votes in total

Answer 2

are you sure that's how the question reads? If so, then if one candidate received 79,000 and the other received 15,450 more, then the other candidate received 79,000 + 15,450 = 94,450

Explanation:

Or is it that one received 15,450 more than the other and the total votes were 79,000? if so, then x + x + 15,450 = 79,000

2x = 79,000 - 15,450

2x = 63,550

x = 63,350 / 2

x = 31,775

so one candidate received 31,775 and the other received 31,775 + 15,450, or 47,225

so 31,775 + 47,225 = the total of 79,000

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