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Maya and Sally were the two finalists in a singing competition. The person with the most votes from the audience was chosen as the 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. (1 point)

User JoshMc
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Answer:

93500

Explanation:

x − 62,500 = 0.25y

x = 0.25(125,000) + 62,500

x = 93,750

Answer: 93500

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