Three candidates were participating in an election. The person at third place got 20% of the total votes while the difference the votes of the winner and the first runner up was 20% of the total votes. If the difference between the votes of the first runner up and the second runner up was 37,000, how many votes did the winner receive ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Let total number of votes = 100x
Votes of 3rd person = 20% of 100x = 20x
Remaining Votes = 100x - 20x = 80x
Votes of winner = 50x
Votes of runner up = 30x
Difference between votes of 3rd person and 2nd person = 30x - 20x = 10x
10x = 37000
50x = 50 × 3700 = 185000