SOLUTION: In an election, Nial got 5 votes less than Rhaye, who in turn got 1 more than the number of votes Luile received . The total number of votes was 72. How many votes did the winner o

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Question 911282: In an election, Nial got 5 votes less than Rhaye, who in turn got 1 more than the number of votes Luile received . The total number of votes was 72. How many votes did the winner of the said election received?
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In an election, Nial got 5 votes less than Rhaye, who in turn got 1 more than the number of votes Luile received . The total number of votes was 72. How many votes did the winner of the said election received?
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Equation:
N = R - 5
R = L + 1
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N + R + L = 72
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Substitute and solve for "R"::
R-5 + R + R-1 = 72
3R -6 = 72
3R = 78
R = 26 (# of votes Rhaye received)
N = 26-5 = 21 (# of votes Nial received)
L = 26-1 = 25 (# of votes Luile received)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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