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John and will ran for 6th grade class president.there were 36 students voting. John got two votes for every vote will got. How many votes did each get?

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Will got 12 and John got 24.

You would set the equation as:

36=n+2n

Combine like terms

36=3n

Divide 3 from both sides

12=n

If you want to check it

12+2(12)=36

12+24=36

36=36
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