Problema Solution
for a recent year, 39 more democrats than republicans represented a country. If the total number of representatives of the country from these two parties was 425, find the number of representatives
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Let
x = the number of republicans
y = the number of democrats
y = x + 39
x + y = 425
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x = 193 republicans
y = 232 democrats
There were 193 republicants and 232 democrats.