SOLUTION: if a wining candidate recevied 8 votes for every 3 received by the looser,how many votes did each receive if the total number of votes was 5390

SOLUTION: if a wining candidate recevied 8 votes for every 3 received by the looser,how many votes did each receive if the total number of votes was 5390

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Question 771924: if a wining candidate recevied 8 votes for every 3 received by the looser,how many votes did each receive if the total number of votes was 5390
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ratio = 8 : 3
Total = 11
Winner received 8/11 * 5390 = 3920 votes
Loser received 3/11 * 5390 = 1470 votes
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