in a class leader election of the class with 40 students the difference in votesof winning candidate to losing candidate is 8% write suitable linear equation for the given situation
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total students inthe class =40
let number of votes get the winner =x
number of votes loser got =40-x
8%of 40=(8*40)/100=16/5
difference=16/5
x-(40-x)=16/5
x-40+x=16/5
2x-40=16/5
multiply each term with 5
10x-200=16
10x=216
let number of votes get the winner =x
number of votes loser got =40-x
8%of 40=(8*40)/100=16/5
difference=16/5
x-(40-x)=16/5
x-40+x=16/5
2x-40=16/5
multiply each term with 5
10x-200=16
10x=216
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