Question

In the school election, votes were cast for Sam, Mary, and Bill in the ratio of 4:3:2.
If a total of 2,178 votes were cast, how many votes did Mary receive?

Answer 1

S = 4 x
M = 3 x
B = 2 x

total = 9 x = 2178
so
x = 242
M = 3 x = 726