In an election 60% of votes cast their votes. There are 80,500 people in the area. In a contest between Mandy and Shah, Mandy won the elections by 1300 votes more than Shah. By what % of votes cast did Mandy win over Shah?
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1Hi and welcome to MSE! Have you done anything so far? The idea is NOT for us to do your homework for you. – Guillermo Mosse Oct 17 '18 at 14:31
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Yes, i done level best. i couldn't get answer so i posted. By the way that isn't my homework. – Oct 17 '18 at 14:39
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Total votes is equal to 60% of 80500 people: total = 0.6*80500 = 48,300 votes
Mandy won by 1300 votes.
1300 votes out of 48,300 votes as a percentage: 1300/48300 = .0269 * 100 = 2.69%
Mandy won by 2.69% over Shah
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Do you think you could figure out how the % would change if Mandy won by 1500 votes? – montserrat Oct 17 '18 at 14:52
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