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In a recent election Corrine Brown received 13,436 more votes than Bill Randall. If the total number of votes was 119,444 find the number of votes for each candidate.

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Answer:

53151 for Bill Randall

66565 for Corrine Brown

Explanation:

X + X+13414 = 119716

2x + 13414 = 119716

2x = 106302

x=53151

119716 - 53151 = 66565

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