Question 60

In an election, the candidate from Party A received one and half times as many votes as the candidate from Party B. The candidate from Party B received one-third more votes than the independent candidate. 900 votes were cast for the independent candidate. How many votes were cast for the candidate from Party A?

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Votes received by independent candidate= 900

Votes received by B= (4/3)*900= 1200

Votes received by A= (3/2)*1200= 1800

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