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riverside elementary schools is holding a school wide election to choose a school color. 5/8 of the votes were for blue, 5/9 of the remaining votes were for green and the remaining 48 votes were for red. how many coter were for blue

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[tex]\frac{5}{8}x+\frac{5}{9}(x-\frac{5}{8}x)+48=x\\\frac{5}{9}(\frac{3}{8}x)+48=\frac{3}{8}x\\\frac{5}{24}x+48=\frac{9}{24}x\\48=\frac{4}{24}x\\288=x\\\\\frac{5}{8}(288)\\180[/tex]

180 votes were for blue.