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Question 262661: two students fought a college election. the winning student got 60% of the total votes and won the election by 144 otes only. what was the total number of votes polled. Answer by shiela mae(5) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! b=p/r
b=base
p=144 votes
r=60%
convert r to decimal
r=0.60
b=144/0.60
move the decimal point to the right
b=14 400/60
b=240
The total number of votes polled is 240.
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