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Students at Baldwin Elementary School cast 432 votes for student government president. If the number of votes the losing candidate received was 60% of the number that the winner received, how many more
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Students at Baldwin Elementary School cast 432 votes for student government president. If the number of votes the losing candidate received was 60% of the number that the winner received, how many more votes than the loser did the winner receive?

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8 votes
173 more votes at the elementary school
User GLHF
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Answer: 173

Explanation:

60% of 432 is 259 so 432-259=173

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