Three candidates A,B and C took part in election. A and B received 1/3 and 1/5 of votes, respectively. C received the rest of the votes. The difference between the number of votes for A and C was 1,048.How many votes did B receive?
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Answer:
Since A received 1/3 of the votes and B has 1/5, remaining would be for C.
Step-by-step explanation:
C then has 1 - (1/3 + 1/5) or 1 - 8/15 or 7/15 of the votes.
(7/15 - 1/3)x = 1048
(2/15)x = 1048
x = 1048*(15/2)
x = 524 * 15
B = x/5
B = 524 * 15 / 5
B = 524 * 3
B = 1572