In some country's congress, the number of representatives is 25 less than five times the number of senators. there are a total

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ziro4ka [17]

3 years ago

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In some country's congress, the number of representatives is 25 less than five times the number of senators. there are a total

of 515 members. find the number of senators and the number of representatives.

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Nataliya [291] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-29T17:47:33+03:00

Nataliya [291]3 years ago

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Let number of senators = x, then:-

number of representatives = 5x - 25 so

x + 5x - 25 = 515
6x = 540
x = 90
number of reps = 515 - 90 = 425

so there are 90 senators and 425 representatives.

In some​ country's congress, the number of representatives is 25 less than five times the number of senators. there are a total

In some country's congress, the number of representatives is 25 less than five times the number of senators. there are a total