Maths Olympiad Prep

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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

In Math Idol, there was a total of 52190005\,219\,000 votes cast for four potential Idols. The winner received 22 000 more votes than the 2nd place contestant, 30 000 more than the 3rd place contestant, and 73 000 more than the 4th place contestant. How many votes did the winner receive?

(A) 12735001\,273\,500 (B) 12630001\,263\,000 (C) 13060001\,306\,000 (D) 13360001\,336\,000 (E) 13465001\,346\,500

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