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If a winning candidate received 8 votes for every 3 received by the loser,how many votes did each receive if the total number of votes was 5390

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Answer:

3920 winning votes, 1470 losing votes

Step-by-step explanation:

These mean the ratio of winning to losing is 8:3

Total ratio is 8+3=11

The total number of votes is 5390

To know the total number of winners

It is (8/11)x 5390 = 3920

To know number of losers =

(3/11)x 5390 = 1470

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