In an election contested by two parties, Party D secured 12% of the total votes more than Party R. If party R got 132,000 votes, by how many votes did it lose the election?  Pick:
A) 24,000
B) 36,000
C) 168,000
D) 240,000
E) 300,000
D + R = 100 ---- (1)   D - R = 12 ---- (2)   Solving (1) and (2) D = 56% and R = 44%   44% of Total = 132000   Total = 300000   D = 168000   Difference = 168000 - 132000= 
<gadget id="calculator">168000 - 132000</gadget>
<output>36_000</output>
36000   Answer: 36,000
<result>B</result>
In an election contested by two parties, Party D secured 12% of the total votes more than Party R. If party R got 132,000 votes, by how many votes did it lose the election?