Question
During a school council election, candidate X received
61% of the votes and beat candidate Y by a margin of 4,880 votes. Determine how many votes candidate Y received.Solution
ATQ,
Let total votes = 100n
Votes for X = 61n
Votes for Y = 100n - 61n = 39n
61n - 39n = 4,880
⇒ 22n = 4,880
⇒ n = 222
Votes received by Y = 39 × 222 = 8,658
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