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28 January, 14:48

Maya and Sally were the two finalists in a singing competition. The person with the most votes from the audience was chosen as the winner. Sally received 25% of the total votes and lost by 62,500 votes. No person in the audience was allowed to vote more than once. The equation below represents this situation, where y is the total number of votes cast and x is the number of votes Maya received: x - 62,500 = 0.25y If a total of 125,000 people voted, how many votes did Maya receive? Do not enter comma for placeholder values. Numerical Answers Expected!

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  1. 28 January, 15:15
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    Maya recieved 93,750 votes and Sally recieved 31,250. If you subtract these two, it shows Sally lost by 62,500. The Correct answer is 93,750.
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