Question

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.

Answer 1

Answer:

53151 for Bill Randall

66565 for Corrine Brown

Step-by-step explanation:

X + X+13414 = 119716

2x + 13414 = 119716

2x = 106302

x=53151

119716 - 53151 = 66565