Question 154576
In a two-candidate election 1401 votes were cast.
Let the winner have x votes; let the loser have 1401-x votes
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If 30 voters had switched their votes from the winner to the loser, the loser would have won by 5 votes.
winner = x -30
loser = 1401-x+30 = 1431-x
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EQUATION:
loser - winner = 5 votes
1431-x - (x-30) = 5
1431 - x - x + 30 = 5
2x = 1461-5
2x = 1456
x = 728 votes 
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 How many votes did each candidate actually receive?
Winner had x = 728
Loser had 1401-x = 673 votes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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