In an election, Harold received $60 \%$ of the votes and Jacquie received all the rest. If Harold won by 24 votes, how many people voted?
(A) 40
(B) 60
(C) 72
(D) 100
(E) 120
In an election, Harold received $60 \%$ of the votes and Jacquie received all the rest. If Harold won by 24 votes, how many people voted?
(A) 40
(B) 60
(C) 72
(D) 100
(E) 120

## Solution

If Harold received $60 \%$ of the votes this implies that Jacquie received $40 \%$ of the total number of votes. The difference between them, $20 \%$, represents 24 votes.

Therefore, the total number of votes cast was $5 \times 24=120$. ANSWER: (E)