Question

75. In an election, the total number ok
votes cast between the two candidates
was 20,000. The winning candidate ga
60% of the total votes. How maro vota
did the defeated candidate get?
- (A) 800
B) 1200
(C 8000
D) 12000.​

Answer 1

Answer :-

• The defeated candidate got 8000 votes.

To find :-

• The number of votes the defeated candidate got.

Step-by-step explanation :-

• It is given that in an election, the total votes casted was 20000. The winning canditate got 60% of the total votes. We have to find the number of votes the defeated candidate got.

Calculations :-

• Percentage of votes the winning candidate got = 60%.

Hence :-

• Percentage of votes the defeated candidate got = 100% - 60% = 40%

Which means that :-

• The defeated candidate got 40% of 20000 votes.

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Therefore,

$\longmapsto\sf40\% \: of \: 20000$

$\longmapsto\sf\dfrac{40}{100} \times 20000$

Cancelling the numbers,

$\longmapsto\sf\dfrac{40}{1} \times 200$

$\longmapsto\sf40 \times 200$

$\longmapsto\sf8000$

Hence :-

• The defeated candidate got 8000 votes.

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