Question

At an election a candidate secures 30% of the total votes but is defeated by another candidates by 2100 votes. find the total number of notes polled

Answer 1

let d total no. of votes be x
A/Q
percentage of total votes secured by d 1st candidate=30%
=30/100 of x
=30x/100
now,
no. of votes by which d 2bd candidate defeated d 1st candidate=2100
=30x/100=x+2100
=30x/100-x=2100
=30x-200x/100=2100
=-170x/100=2100
=-170x=21000
=x=-21000/170