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Solve the problem and show solution used......In a town election the winning candidate had 220 more votes than the loser. If 810 votes were cast in all how many did each candidate receive?

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a recipe for green salad for 70 people calls for 18 heads of lettuce. How many heads of lettuce would be needed for 176 people to be served? Find the exact solution to the equation 3^x+5 = 9^x.

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