Question

In a student election, 584 students voted for one of the two candidates for the position of president. If the winner received 122 more votes than the loser, then the number of votes that the loser received is​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the total number of votes cast was 584. It is also known that the winner got 122 more votes than the loser.

Therefore is the loser received L number of votes, the winner got L+ 122 votes. As all students voted for either of the candidates L+L+122 = 584

=> 2L + 122 = 584

=> 2L = 584 - 122

=> 2L = 462

=> L = 231

So the loser get 231 votes and the winner gets 353 votes.