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In an election, 3 candidates A, B and C got certain votes. If the number of votes with A increases by 5000, A would have got double the number of votes given to B alone. B got a total of 7000 votes and all the 3 candidates together got a total of 17000 votes. Find the number of votes A got.1. 70002. 78003. 80004. 9000

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : 9000

Given: In an election 3 candidates A, B and C got certain no. of votes. If the number of votes with A increases by 5000, A would have got double the number of votes given to B alone. B got a total of 7000 votes and all the 3 candidates together got a total of 17000 votes.

Formula used: Percentage increase/decrease = [(new - actual)/actual] × 100%

Calculation:

Let the number of votes A, B and C received be a, b and c respectively.

According to question

b = 7000 (given)

Then, a + c = 17000 – b

⇒ a + c = 17000 – 7000 = 10000      ----(1)

From the question

a + 5000 = 2b

⇒ a + 5000 = 2 × 7000 = 14000

⇒ a = 9000

And from equation (1) we can also get c = 10000 – 9000 = 1000


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