document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896038>Question 896038</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> IN AN ELECTION BETWEEN A AND B 360 PEOPLE VOTED, A WON. NEXT YEAR B INCREASED HIS VOTES BY 37.5% AND WON BY DOUBLE THE MAJORITY OF A. HOW MANY VOTES B GOT IN FIRST ELECTION ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543208 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543208\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first vote was 200 to 160.  A won by 40 votes.  In the second election, B increased his share by 37.5% to 220.  Assuming the same number of people voted, A's share then dropped to 140, a difference of 80 votes (twice that of A's victory in the first election)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I wish I could tell you how I got that ;-).  I estimated and plugged in the numbers, and it was right on the first try.  If you need the full steps, please repost and someone smarter than I am (but maybe not as lucky!) can answer with step by step. </SPAN>\n" );
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