document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388753>Question 388753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In an election, Rodel got 5 less votes than Joel,who in turn got 1 more than the number of votes that Marian received. The total number of votes was 72. How many votes did the winner of the election received? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "R=(x+1)-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x+1)-5+x+1=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-3=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1-5=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1=26 </SPAN>\n" );
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