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In an election 60% of votes cast their votes. There are 80,500 people in the area. In a contest between Mandy and Shah, Mandy won the elections by 1300 votes more than Shah. By what % of votes cast did Mandy win over Shah?

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Total votes is equal to 60% of 80500 people: total = 0.6*80500 = 48,300 votes

Mandy won by 1300 votes.

1300 votes out of 48,300 votes as a percentage: 1300/48300 = .0269 * 100 = 2.69%

Mandy won by 2.69% over Shah