document.write( "Question 1108214: A strange announcement was made on the radio about a local election with three candidates: Mrs Allan, Mr Baxter and Ms Campbell. \n" );
document.write( "“Mrs Allan beat Mr Baxter by one eighth of the total votes cast. \n" );
document.write( "Mr Baxter beat Ms Campbell by a seventh of the total votes cast. \n" );
document.write( "The votes cast for Mrs Allan was 350 fewer than 3 times Ms Campbell's votes.” \n" );
document.write( "How many votes did each candidate get?\r \n" );
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document.write( "I know this is a simultaneous equation problem, but I am not very good at them. I keep going round in circles and cannot figure out what the next step is.\r \n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance! Your help is much appreciated! \n" );
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