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Mytartar Mytartar
  • 23-03-2015
  • Mathematics
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Five-eighths of the votes were blue, 5/9 of the remaining were for green, and the remaining 48 were for red. How many votes were for blue?

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 24-03-2015

Considering n the total of votes:
n = 5/8 n + 5/9 (1 - 5/8)  n + 48
Then
n (1 - 5/8 - 5/93/8) = 48
n (1/6) = 48
n = 288

=> blue votes = 5/8 * 288 = 180

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