In an election contested by two parties, Party E secured 2% of the total votes more than Party F. If party R got 147,000 votes, by how many votes did it lose the election?  Choose the correct choice from the following choices.
A) 6,000
B) 7,000
C) 8,000
D) 10,000
E) 12,000
E + F = 100 ---- (1)   E - F = 2 ---- (2)   Solving (1) and (2) E = 51% and F = 49%   49% of Total = 147000   Total = 300000   E = 153000   Difference = 153000 - 147000= 
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6000   6,000nswer: 6,000
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In an election contested by two parties, Party E secured 2% of the total votes more than Party F. If party R got 147,000 votes, by how many votes did it lose the election?