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8 August, 02:58

In the last election, candidate B received twice as many votes as candidate A. Candidate C received 15,000 fewer votes than candidate A. If a total of 109,000 votes were cast, how many votes did candidate B receive?

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  1. 8 August, 04:11
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    Put in terms of a

    b=2a

    a=a

    c=a-15000

    2a+a+a-15000=109000

    2a+a+a=124000

    4a=124000

    a=31000

    Candidate B received 62000 votes
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