Problema Solution
In the vote for school president, 476 seniors voted for one or the other of the two candidates. The candidate who won had a majority of 94. How many seniors voted for the winner?
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Let
x = the number of votes that the winner got
y = the number of votes that the other candidate got
x + y = 476
x = y + 94
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x = 285 votes
y = 191 votes
185 seniors voted for the winner.