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Saturday, October 24, 2026

Candidate A receives votes for every vote that candidate B receives. At the end of the election candidate B has votes. How many votes did candidate A get?

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Candidate A receives votes for every vote that candidate B receives. At the end of the election candidate B has votes. How many votes did candidate A get?

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Explanation: In order to solve this problem we need to create a ratio with the given information. It says that for every votes cast for candidate A, candidate B got vote. We can write the following ratio. Now substitute in the given numbers. We know that candidate B received votes. Write a new ratio. Now, use the original relationship to create a proportion and solve for the number of votes that candidate A received. Cross multiply and solve for . Simplify and solve.