The number of votes received by Margie and Rachel are listed below. How many total votes were cast in the election?

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
\hline Candidate & Original Primary Votes (\%) \\
\hline Margie & [tex]$490 (35 \%)$[/tex] \\
\hline Rachel & [tex]$644 (46 \%)$[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

A. 1134
B. 1400
C. 919
D. 1100



Answer :

To determine the total number of votes cast in the election, we need to add the number of votes received by each candidate. We have the following information:

- Margie received 490 votes.
- Rachel received 644 votes.

First, we add the votes received by Margie to the votes received by Rachel:

[tex]\[ 490 + 644 \][/tex]

Adding these together, we get:

[tex]\[ 490 + 644 = 1134 \][/tex]

So, the total number of votes cast in the election is 1134.