Question 1058310
If the winning candidate secured 57% of the votes, and won by a majority of 42000, then the opponent received 43% of the votes cast. Let n represent the total amount of votes cast. Then:
(57-43)% of n=42000
.14n=42000
n=300000
300000 total votes were cast. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;