in a presidential election ohio had 20 electoral votes. this is 14 less than texas had. how many ele

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    In a presidential election ohio had 20 electoral votes. This is 14 less than Texas had. How many electoral votes did Texas have?

    Let 0 = Ohio votes and t = Texas votes. We have:
    1. o = 20
    2. 0 = t - 14
    Substitute (1) into (2)
    20 = t - 14

    Add 14 to each side
    t = 34
     

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