Mayor voting calculation

In a particular village, two candidates ran for mayor. Candidate A was voted for by 70% of all voters, of whom 60% were women. Candidate B was voted for by all other voters and 20% of women from all participating voters. How many men voted for candidate B if 1022 men voted for candidate A?

Final Answer:

M =  365

Step-by-step explanation:

A = 1022+Z Z = A   0.60  A=1022+A 0.60  0.4A=1022  A=0.41022=2555  A=2555  A+B = N A = 0.70N  N=A/0.70=2555/0.70=3650 B=NA=36502555=1095  B = M + 0.20 N M=B0.20 N=10950.20 3650=365



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