In the last election, candidate c received 15,000 fewer votes than candidate b. if the total of 109,000 votes were cast, how many votes did candidate b receive?

Answer 1

let b = # votes for b'

and c = # of votes for c

c = b - 15000

b + c = total votes cast = 109000

b + b -15000 = 109000

add 15000 to each side

2b = 124000

b = 62000

c = 47000