Problema Solution
there were 14 more Republican govs than Democratic govs.if there were 50 total govs how many Democrats and how many Republicans held office?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the number of Republican govs., then 'x-14' represents the number of Democratic govs:
50 = x + x-14
x = 64/2 = 32
50-32 = 18
there were 32 Republican govs. and 18 Democratic govs.