SOLUTION: In a two canidate election 1400 votes were cast. If 30 votes had switched their votes from the winner to the loser, the loser would have won by 5 votes. How many votes did each ca

Question 353089: In a two canidate election 1400 votes were cast. If 30 votes had switched their votes from the winner to the loser, the loser would have won by 5 votes. How many votes did each canidate actually receive?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Something is wrong with your problem setup.
If the new winner beats the old winner by . Then there are votes for the old winner and votes for the new winner.

is not divisble by 2.
Check your problem set-up and re-post.

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