Question

In an election 1200 votes are counted for 3 candidates. The second place candidate recieves 125 less votes than the winner and 200 more than the third place candidate. How many votes did the winner recieve

Answer 1

So far I have done this:

x = 2nd place votes

125+x = winner votes

x-200 = third place votes

But how do I go from these 3 expressions to 1 equation for how many votes the winner recieved?

Answer 2

do 1200 divide by 3= 400
400+125=525
400-125=275

Answer 3

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