Problema Solution
the 111th congress had a total of 434 democrats and republicans. there were 78 more democrats than republicans. find the number of representatives from each party.
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let 'x represent the number of republicans, then 'x+78' represents the number of democrats
434 = x + x + 78
356 = 2x
x = 178
178+78 = 256
there were 178 republicans and 256 democrats