Problema Solution
3/8 of the votes went to Larry, 5/12 of the votes went to Curley and the remaining 30 votes went to Moe. How many votes were cast? Who won?
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let x = the total number of votes
Larry got (3/8)x votes
Curley g0t (5/12)x votes
(3/8)x + (5/12)x + 30 = x
by solving we find
x = 144 votes
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(3/8)x = (3/8)*144 = 54 votes
(5/12)144 = 60 votes
Curley won since 60>54 and 60>30.