Question

. Ashok secured 70% of the votes polled in an
election and was elected by a majority of 168 votes.
All the votes polled were valid. Find the number of
votes polled if there were only two contestants.
(A) 490 (B) 420 (C) 350 (D) 560​

Answer 1

Answer:

answer is 420

560 is wrong

.07-0.3=0.4

168/0.4=420

Answer 2

Answer:

The votes polled in election = 420  

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data  

Ashok scored 70% of the votes polled in an election    

and he won the elections with majority of 168 votes  

here we need to find total number of votes polled in the election

Let x be the total number of votes

then Ashok scores 70% of the votes

⇒ the number of votes of Ashok = 70% of x

                                                       = $\frac{70}{100} (x)$  = $\frac{7x}{10}$  

⇒ the remaining votes of other person = $x - \frac{7x}{10}$  = $\frac{10x-7x}{10}$  = $\frac{3x}{10}$  

⇒ the majority votes of Ashok is 168

⇒  $\frac{7x}{10} - \frac{3x}{10}$  = 168  

⇒  4x = 1680                  

⇒  x = 420