document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038523>Question 1038523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Kindly help please. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Politics. The percentage s of seats in the House of Representatives won by Democrats and the percentage v of votes cast for Democrats (when expressed as decimal fractions) are related by the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         5v - 2s = 1.4         0 < s < 1, 0.28 < v < 0.68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A) Express v as a function of s, and find the percentage of votes required for the Democrats to win 51% of the seats.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) Express s as a function of v, and find the percentage of seats won if Democrats receive 51% of the votes. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(B)  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+%285v-1.4%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+%285v-1.4%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  If the Democrats receive 51% of the votes, v = 0.51, and so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+%285%2A0.51-1.4%29%2F2+=+0.575 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+%285%2A0.51-1.4%29%2F2+=+0.575\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the Democrats would win 57.5% of the seats.<BR>\n" );
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