In an election, one of the two candidates received 65% of the votes and got 1500 votes more than the other candidate. How many people voted?
Let the number who voted =V
0.65V = 0.35V + 1500, solve for V
V = 5,000 people who voted
5,000 x 0.65 =3,250 number of voters for the candidate who got 65% of the vote.
5,000 x 0.35 =1,750 number of voters for the candidate who got 35% of the vote.
