SOLUTION: in an election for school president, the loser recieved 30% of the winner's votes. If 702 votes were cast, how many did each recieve?
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Question 436784: in an election for school president, the loser recieved 30% of the winner's votes. If 702 votes were cast, how many did each recieve?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+0.3x=702
1.3x=702
x=540
0.3x=162
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