Question

In the school election, votes were cast for sam, mary, and bill in the ratio of 4:3:2. if a total of 2178 votes were cast, how many votes did mary receive?

Answer 1

2178÷(4+3+2)=242
Sam's votes=242×4=968
Mary's=242×3=726
Bill's=242×2=484

Answer 2

Mary received 726 votes.