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James has 0.5/100*2000= 10 votes. For him to win he will require more than 50% vote, which is 990+1 = 991 to win !
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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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James has received 0.5% of 2000 votes=10 votes
He needs to receive to win= More than 50%=More than 50% of 2000=More than 1000=1001
Additional votes reqd=1001-10=991
Answer D
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50%(2000) = 1000 -> a candidate need at least 1001 votes to win the election.

0.5%(2000) = 10 -> 1001 - 10 = 991, so 991 more votes are needed. Ans (D).
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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

Ans: D

Solution: J received .5% of 2000= 10 votes. he needed greater than 50% of total, means minimum 1001 votes to win.
so 1001-10 = 991 votes.
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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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guys but 0.5 isn't it 50 % of 2000 :?

it says clearly 0.5 of 2000

2000*0.5 = 1000
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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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guys but 0.5 isn't it 50 % of 2000 :?

it says clearly 0.5 of 2000

2000*0.5 = 1000

Hi dave13

0.5% is nothing but \(\frac{0.5}{100} = 0.005\)
0.005 of 2000 = 0.005 * 2000 = 10

So, James received 10 votes. It is also given that he needs to have over 50% or 1000 votes in order to win the election.
The lowest margin of votes James needs for his win must be 1001. He would need \(991(1001 - 10)\) additional votes
Hence, our answer is Option C(991)

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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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Keyword: More than 50% votes i.e more than 1000

He got 10 votes

He needs 991 more

D
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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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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.

Answer: D
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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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This question can be done under 1 min.
0.5% of 2000 is 10. So James already has 10 votes.

Now to win the election, James needs >1000 votes (greater than 50% of the total votes) out of which he already has 10.
So he'll need anything greater than 1000-10 votes to win the election.
This gives us the answer as 991 (991 is the least integer value greater than 990)
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Hi Karishma,

Although we can solve and get D algebraically, what makes E incorrect?
It was mentioned that he needs more than 50% vote to win, now both D and E are more than 50%.
Nowhere it was mentioned the least value.
Am I missing anything?

Thanks in advance!
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Votes needed to win: (2000*0.5)+1 = 1001
Votes received: (.005*2000) = 10
Additional votes needed = votes to win - votes received = 1001-10 = 991
Ans= D
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Hi Karishma,

Although we can solve and get D algebraically, what makes E incorrect?
It was mentioned that he needs more than 50% vote to win, now both D and E are more than 50%.
Nowhere it was mentioned the least value.
Am I missing anything?

Thanks in advance!

Sneha2021

The way the question stem is worded, we know that we are looking for the minimum number of votes.

"How many additional votes would James have needed to win the election?"

How many more does he NEED to win? How many more are necessary to win?
So we need the number that is necessary to win.

Do we need 1001 to win? No. We need 991 to win though we can win with 1001 too.
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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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\(\frac{(50 - 0.50)}{100}*2000 = 990\), answer must be (D) something more than 990
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