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In a recent election, James received 0.5 percent of the 2,000 votes cast. To win the election, a candidate needed to receive more than 50 percent of the vote. How many additional votes would James have needed to win the election?

A. 901
B. 989
C. 990
D. 991
E. 1,001

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:57 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:In a recent election, James received 0.5 percent of the 2,000 votes cast. To win the election, a candidate needed to receive more than 50 percent of the vote. How many additional votes would James have needed to win the election?

A. 901
B. 989
C. 990
D. 991
E. 1,001

OA D

Source: Princeton Review
Note that to win the election, one must garner at least 1 more than half of the votes cast. Thus, the winner must get at least 2,000/2 + 1 = 1,001 votes.

James initially received 0.5/100 x 2,000 = 10 votes. James needed 1,001 - 10 = 991 more votes to win.

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by swerve » Sun Jul 07, 2019 10:01 am
\(J\) received \(0.5\%\) of \(2000= 10\) votes.

He needed greater than \(50\%\) of the total, means minimum \(1001\) votes to win.

So, \(1001-10 = 991\) votes.
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