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In an election with exactly 2 candidates, 373 votes were cast. If the winner's margin of victory was 87 votes, how many did she receive?

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Let the number of votes the loser received be x,

number of votes the winner received = x + 87
total number of votes = 2x + 87
2x + 87 = 373
2x = 286
x = 143
number of votes the winner received = 143 + 87
= 230

She received 230 votes.

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