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In a student election, 584 students voted for one of the two candidates for the position of president. If the winner received 122 more votes than the loser, then the number of votes that the loser got is _____


A

284

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200

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C

296

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D

231

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Solution

The correct option is D

231


Let the loser got x number of votes.

Number of votes received by the winner = x + 122

Total number of votes is given to be 584.

Therefore,

x + x + 122 = 584

2x = 584 - 122

2x = 462

x = 462/2 = 231

Hence, the loser got 231 votes.


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