In a recent election, the winning candidate had 2700 more votes than the loser. If the total number of votes was 13,300, how many votes did the winner recieve

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Trin · Answer 1 · 2021-10-05T11:22:14+0000

Answer:

8000

Explanation:

Let w represent the number of votes the winner received. Then w-2700 is the number the loser received. So, the total is ...

w + (w-2700) = 13300

2w = 16000

w = 8000

The winner received 8000 votes.