A political commentator summed up an election result. Given that there were just four candidates and that the figures quoted were exact find the number of votes polled for each candidate.
Problem one was solved by 70% of the pupils. Problem 2 was solved by 60% of them. Every pupil solved at least one of the problems. Nine pupils solved both problems. How many pupils took the exam?
An activity based on the game 'Pelmanism'. Set your own level of challenge and beat your own previous best score.
This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.