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If a winning candidate received 8 votes for every 3 received by the loser, how many votes did each receive if the total number of votes was 5390

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Answer:

Winner got 3920

Loser got 1470

Explanation:

8 + 3 = 11

5390 / 11 = 490

490 * 8 = 3920

490 * 3 = 1470

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