Question

Three candidates: A, B, C. Candidate A received 20% of the votes, while candidate B received exactly 3 times as many votes as candidate C. What percentage of votes did candidate C receive? a) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 5%

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let C received x% votes. Then B received 3x% votes. B and C together received 80% of votes because A received the remaining 20%.

x + 3x = 80

4x = 80

x = 20

Answer: c) 20%

Answer 2

Answer: C received 20% of the votes so C would be your answer