Question

At an election, a candidate secured 41% of the votes. The other candidates defeated him by 270 vote. Find the number of votes polled

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the total number of votes polled be x.

thus,votes polled by other candidate.

(100-41)% of x =59% of x

41% of x - 59% of x = 270

=>18% of x = 270

=>28/100*x =270

=>100*270/18

=>27000/18

=>1500