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How many votes do each candidate gets ?

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At a college election for president, exactly 963 votes were cast.
There are total of 4 candidates that participate in the election.

The winning candidate exceeds the opponents by 53, 79 and 105 votes.

How many votes do each candidate gets ?

posted Apr 18, 2018 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Let the winner have A votes then.
A + (A - 53) + (A - 79) + (A - 105) = 963
4A = 963 + 53 + 79 + 105 = 1200
A = 300.
B = 247
C = 221
D = 195.

answer Apr 18, 2018 by Tejas Naik



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