word problem for math

Question

The U.S. Senate has 100 members. After a certain​ election, there were 16 more Democrats than​ Republicans, with no other parties represented. How many members of each party were there in the​ Senate?

Answer 1

after the election there were 58 Democrats and 42 Republicans

58-42 = 16 senators difference

(100/2)+(16/2) = 50+8=58 Democrats

(100/2)-(16/2) = 50-8 = 42 Republicans