Problema Solution
Lafayette County in Florida has 4269 registered voters. There are 3428 more democrats than 5 times the amount of independents, and there are 497 more republicans than twice the amount of independents. How many voters in Lafayette County are registered democrats?
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Let
x = the number of independents
5x + 3428 = the number of registered democrats
2x + 497 = the number of registered republicans
Altogether there are 4269 voters:
x + (5x + 3428) + (2x + 497) = 4269
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x = 43
5*43 + 3428 = 3,643 registered democrats
There are 3,643 registered democrats in Lafayette County.