Bella G.
asked • 01/30/19During an election the winning candidate got 0.425 of the votes cast while the other two candidates got 0.39 and 0.183 respectively. There were 48 spoilt votes. How many votes did the winning candidate get?
Mark M. answered • 01/30/19
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
0.425x + 0.38x + 0.183x + 48 = x
Can you solve for x and answer?
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