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In the student body election, Olivia was elected president with 150 votes. The ratio of the number of votes Olivia received to the number of votes Jennifer received was 5:3. How many total votes were cast for BOTH candidates?

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10 votes
150 votes for Olivia
90 votes for Jennifer
240 votes total
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