An election was held in a school to elect a prefect. There were two candidates registered for the election. The given image shows the number of votes each candidate got.
By how many votes did Candidate A win the election?

580

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508

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9960

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1345

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Solution

The correct option is B 508
Number of votes cast for Candidate A = 5,234

Number of votes cast for Candidate B = 4,726

Difference = Votes cast for Candidate A – Votes cast for Candidate B

= 5,234 – 4,726

Let's subtract the numbers using vertical subtraction.

Subtract numbers according to their place values.

Therefore, Candidate A won by 508 votes.

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An election was held in a school to elect a prefect. There were two candidates registered for the election. The given image shows the number of votes each candidate got. By how many votes did Candidate A win the election?

An election was held in a school to elect a prefect. There were two candidates registered for the election. The given image shows the number of votes each candidate got.
By how many votes did Candidate A win the election?