H. E. Dudeney, Amusements in Mathematics (1917) No. 106 · Puzzles · Arithmetical puzzles

The Muddletown Election

At the last Parliamentary election at Muddletown 5,473 votes were polled. The Liberal was elected by a majority of 18 over the Conservative, by 146 over the Independent, and by 575 over the Socialist. Can you give a simple rule for figuring out how many votes were polled for each candidate?

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