SOLUTION: 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 ?

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Question 896038: 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 ?
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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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)


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.