in an election of 3 candidates a,b,c, a gets 50% more votes than b.he also beats c by 2,40,000 votes.c beats b by 5 percentage points.find the no. of votes polled?pl. provide sol. also.

1) 28,00,000
2) 26,40,000
3) 30,72,000
4) 17,60,000

• let B gets x% total votes.
  So, C gets=(x+5)% of the total votes since C gets 5 percentage points more votes than B.
  Hence, A gets=x%(150/100)= (1.5x)%
  Thus, 1.5x+x+(x+5)=100
  or, 3.5x=95
  or, x=190/7%
  A=285/7%,B=190/7%,C=225/7%
  A gets=285*4,000=9,00,000
  B gets =190*4,000=7,60,000
  C gets =225*4,000=11,40,000
  Total=28,00,000
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(6)
• 1) 28,00,000
  
  If a,b,c are polls obtained by a,b,c respectively, then
  a=1.5b = c+240000
  total votes = 1.5b+b+1.5b-240000 = 4b-240000 = x (say)
  (c/x- -b/x)*100=5
  
  solving , we get
  x=2800000
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(11)
• Votes of b be b and total votes be x
  x=1.5b+b+1.5b-240000
  c-b=.05x
  
  Solve both equations
  x=2800000
• 4 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)