Question

a candidate got 56500 verbs in an election and won by his opponent by a margin of 3000 votes if there were only two candidates find the percentage of votes obtained by the defeated candidate

Answer 1

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%

Answer 2

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%