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Re: voting

by parallel_chase » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:05 pm
ddm wrote:help
Total voters = 2500
A = 3B
A = 2C
Voters abstained = 300

2500-300 = 2200

A + B + C = 2200

A + A/3 + A/2 = 2200

A= 1200

A = 2C

C = 600

Hence B is the answer.

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by cramya » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:21 pm
Let B voters be x
A voters = 3x(3 times B)
C voters = 3x/2 (1/2 of A i.e 1/2 of 3x)

x+3x+3x/2 = 2200(2500-300(dint vote)

5.5x=2200
x=400

So C which is 3x/2 = 600