document.write( "Question 1189104: In a pre-election poll, residents indicated their voting intentions. The number of voters that favored each candidate A, B, and C are known shown.\r
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document.write( "    add 165 + 87 + 48 = 300.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    So, the answer is  A =  = 25*165 = 4125\r\n" );
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document.write( "                       B =  = 25* 87 = 2125\r\n" );
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document.write( "                       C =  = 25* 48 = 1200.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7500 = 165x + 87x + 48x\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x  =  =  = 25.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    A = 25*165\r\n" );
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document.write( "    B = 25*87\r\n" );
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document.write( "    C = 25*48\r\n" );
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document.write( "and the final numbers are as above.\r\n" );
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