Problema Solution
in an election, one candidate received 45 more votes than the other. The total number of votes cast in the election was 405. Find the number of votes received by each candidate.
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the number of votes the first candidate received: x
second candidate received 45 more votes than the other: x+45
total number of votes cast in the election was 405
x + x + 45 = 405
by solving we find
x = 180 votes
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180 + 45 = 225 votes
one candidate received 180 votes while the other 225 votes.