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…

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Arnaud Denoyelle · Answer 1 · 2023-07-07T08:55:18+0000

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