Question

Darren McFadden of Arkansas placed second overall in the Heisman Tophy voting. Players are given 3 points for every first place vote, 2 points for every second-place vote, and 1point for every third place vote. McFadden received 490 total votes for a total of 878 points. If he had 4 more than twice as many second-place votes as third place votes , how many vote did he receive for each place.

Answer 1

f+s+t = 490
3f+2s+t = 878
s = 4+2t

Now you can solve for f,s,t.

Answer 2

f= 45
s= 298
t= 147