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The election for student council:

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Candidate $\"\"$ received $\"\"$ of the total votes.

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Candidate $\"\"$ received $\"\"$ votes.

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If Candidate $\"\"$ received $\"\"$ of the votes that Candidate $\"\"$ received.

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Find how many total votes were cast.

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Let $\"\"$ be the total number of votes.

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The equation that represents $\"\"$ .

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Solve the equation.

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$\"\"$ (Multiply)

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$\"\"$ (Add: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Divide each side by $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

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Therefore, the total number of votes is $\"\"$ .

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The total number of votes is $\"\"$ .