Question

In an election between two candidates, the winner received 65% of the 15,000 votes. The loser received the remaining votes. How many more votes did the winner receive than the loser?

Answer 1

5,250

Explanation:

The first step is to set up a porportion like this one

`(?)/(15,000) (65)/(100)`

Next, you cross multiply and divide. 15,000 times 65 is 975,000

Then divide this by 100 which is 9750. This is the number of votes the winning candidate received. Subtract this number from 15,000 to get 5,250. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:The winner recieved 4,500 more votes than the loser

Explanation: