document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872710>Question 872710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi,i need help with this problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( " at an election 4% of the votes casts are invalid.a candidate gets 55% of the valid votes and wins the election by 240 votes.find the total number of votes cast </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #526317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=526317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the total votes, we then know<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".14x + .55x + .31x is the total number of votes, we also know<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".55x = .31x + 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".24x = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 240 / .24 = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total number of votes is 1000\r<BR>\n" );
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