In a Panchayat election, three candidates were there in the fray. The losing candidates got an equal number of votes and the winning candidate got as many votes as the rest of the two got collectively. If the total votes polled were 1500, find the number of votes that the winning candidate got assume all votes polled were valid.

750

Let Votes of 1 looser candidate = a

(given that both looser candidates got same votes)

So , Votes of another looser candidate = a

And Votes of winner candidate = a + a = 2a

ATQ,

2a + a + a = 1500

a = 375

2a = 2 × 375 = 750

So , votes of winner candidate = 750