document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119524>Question 1119524</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In an election one candidate got 40 percent votes and defeated by 1500 votes then votes of <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A)3000 (B) 5000 (C) 4500 (D)6000 &#65533; </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #735095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=735095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one candidate got 40% of the votes and was defeated by 1500 votes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the total number of votes is equal to x, then the candidate got .40 * x of the votes and his opponent got .60 * x of the votes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he got 1500 less votes than his opponent, therefore .40 * x = .60 * x - 1500.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract .60 * x from both sides of this equation and combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-.20 * x = -1500.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by -.20 and you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -1500 / -.20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 7500.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total number of votes = 7500.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the candidate got 40% of 7500 = 3000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "his opponent got 60% of 7500 = 4500.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he got 4500 - 3000 = 1500 less votes than his opponent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "numbers check out, so the solution is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "his opponent got 4500 votes.\r<BR>\n" );
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