math question for votes

Question

Texas has nine more electoral votes for president than New York. If the total number of electoral votes for these two states is 67, find the number of electoral votes for each state. Solve using the Easy Peasy Procedure and an algebraic equation. Show how you arrive at each result. Label each result with an appropriate unit of measurement.

Answer 1

x + (x+9)=67

2x + 9 =67

2x +9 -9= 67 -9

2x=58

x = 29

New York (X) = 29 votes

Texas (x +9) = 37 votes

29 + 37 = 67 total electoral votes