Question

Maya and Sally were the two finalists in a singing competition. The person with the most votes from the audience was chosen as th\e winner. Sally received 25% of the total votes and lost by 62,500 votes. No person in the audience was allowed to vote more than once. The equation below represents this situation, where y is the total number of votes cast and x is the number of votes Maya received: x − 62,500 = 0.25y If a total of 125,000 people voted, how many votes did Maya receive? Do not enter comma for placeholder values. Numerical Answers Expected!

Answer 1

y is the total number of votes, which is given as 125,000

Replace Y in the equation and solve for x.

X - 62500 = 0.25(125000)

Simplify:

x - 62500 = 31250

Add 62500 to both sides:

X = 31250 + 62500

X = 93750