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Question

A strange announcement was made on the radio about a local election with three candidates: Mrs Allan, Mr Baxter and Ms Campbell.

"mrs Allan beat Mr baxter by 1/8 of the total votes cast. Mr Baxter beat Ms Campbell by 1/7 of the total votes cast. The votes cast for Mrs Allan was 350 fewer than 3 times Ms Campbell's votes." How many votes did each candidate get?

Answer 1

1. First, you will need to define variables for the number of votes each candidate received.
2. Then, express the given conditions mathematically in terms of one another.
3. Express the Total Votes in Terms of A, B, and C, T = A + B + C
4. Since Mrs. Allan's votes were 350 fewer than three times Ms. Campbell's votes, then A = 3C - 350
5. Express T in Terms of C, solve for C, then find T, B, and A

I hope this process helps!