In an election there were only two candidates, 27180 votes were cast and the winner’s majority was 3558. Find how many votes the winner received

Answer 1

Let's assume that the winner received x votes.

Then, the loser received (27180 - x) votes.

We know that the winner's majority was 3558, which means that:

x - (27180 - x) = 3558

Simplifying this equation:

2x - 27180 = 3558

Adding 27180 to both sides:

2x = 30738

Dividing both sides by 2:

x = 15369

Therefore, the winner received 15369 votes.