Question

an election is over and a new city council member has been elected. the new councilman received 3 votes for every vote received by his opponent. the new councilman received 2712 votes. how many votes did his opponent receive?

Answer 1

It is given that,

The new councilman received 2712 votes.

The new councilman received 3 votes for every vote received by his opponent.

To find the number of votes did his opponent receive:

Let x be the number of votes received by his opponent.

So, we have