Question

The US Senate has 100 members. After an certain election there were 8 more Democrats than Republicans with no other parties represented. How many members of each party were there in the senate?

Answer 1

let no of republicans = x

no. of Democrats = x+8 [ 8 more than republicans]

total = 100

x+x+8 =100

can u find x now?

Answer 2

10

Answer 3

do u understand

Answer 4

how do u get it?

Answer 5

10 is the number of democrats?
what about republicans

Answer 6

x+x+8 =100

2x+8 =100

Answer 7

how?

Answer 8

2x+8 =100

2x= 100-8

2x= 92

x= 92/2
x=46
no .of republican members = x = 46
rest of them are democrats