In a mayoral election, Candidate X received 1/5 more votes than candidate Y, and Candidate Y received 1/2 fewer votes than Z. If Z received 20,000 votes how many votes did candidate X received?
Options:
A) 12000  B) 22000  C) 24000  D) 26000  E) 32000
Z=20 --&gt; Y received 1/2 fewer votes than Z --&gt; Y=Z-1/2*Z=10;   X received 1/5 more votes than Y --&gt; X=Y+1/5*Y=12.   12000nswer: 12000.
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In a mayoral election, Candidate X received 1/5 more votes than candidate Y, and Candidate Y received 1/2 fewer votes than Z. If Z received 20,000 votes how many votes did candidate X received?