Kareem and Alisha participated in the college elections. Kareem got 32% votes and lost by a margin of 288 votes. Find the total number of votes. *
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800
Step-by-step explanation:
since the total number of votes is unknown,let's represent it by "t"
=>t = 100%
=>t = 32%(t) + 68%(t)
=>68%(t) - 32%(t) = 288
=>t(68% - 32%) = 288
=>t = 288/(68% - 32%)
=>t = 288/ (36%)
=>t = 288 x 100/36
=>t = 28800/36
=>t = 800
therefore the total number of votes is 800
(which means Kareem got 256 votes and Alisha got 544 votes)
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