Hi,

5/8 of the votes were for blue

5/9 of the remaining votes were for green 

⇒ 4/9 of the remaining = 48(red) ⇒ remaining =

and the remaining 48 votes were for red.





 V =  = 288 Total votes

How many votes were for blue? 

 How many votes were for green? 

 If 25 of the students were absent, how many students were in the class?

 288 + 25 = 313

     

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