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19 March, 07:48

A precinct reported that 313 people had voted in an election. The number of Republican voters was 8 more than two-thirds the number of Democrats. How many Republicans and how many Democrats voted in that precinct?

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  1. 19 March, 08:29
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    X=number of republican voters

    y=number of democrats

    x+y=313

    x=2/3y+8

    plug the second equation to the first equation

    2/3y+y+8=313

    5/3y=305

    y=183

    x=130

    130 republicans and 183 democrats voted in a precinct
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