16. A candidate got 56,500 votes in an election and won by his opponent by a margin of 3,000
there were only two candidates, find the percentage of votes obtained by the defeated candidate
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Step-by-step explanation:
Winning candidate=56500
losing candidate=56500-3000=53500
%obtained by losing candidate =(53500÷53500+56500)×100
(53500÷110000)×100
On solving it u get :
535÷11=48.63%
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