document.write( "Question 464089: In a certain election, there were only two candidates. The winner won by 120 votes,receiving 65% of the votes cast. By letting the number of votes of the two candidates be x and y, find how many people voted. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the number of people voting
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( " .65x -.35x = 120
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document.write( "        .30x = 120
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document.write( "           x = 120/.30
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document.write( "           x = 400 people voted\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " .65*400 - .35*400 = 260 - 140 = 120 \n" );
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