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? (COMPARISON PROBLEM)
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In an election, Rodel got 5 less votes than Joel, who in turn got 1 more than the number of votes that
Answer: Joel, by 26 votes
Step-by-step explanation: let marian be the x so Joel's would be x+1 and rodels would be x-4 add them up you get 3x - 3 equate it to 72 then transpose