Question

at an election between two candidates 68 votes were declared invalid the winning candidate secures 52% of the valid votes and wins by 354 votes find the total number of votes polled

Answer 1

Answer:

THE ANSWER IS 8918

Step-by-step explanation:

LET THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES BE 100

100 - 54 = 48

52 - 48 = 4

354/4 * 100 = 8850

SO, NUMBER OF VAILD VOTES = 8850

AND NUMBER OF INVALID VOTES =68

NOW, 8850+68= 8918

HENCE 8918 VOTES WERE POLLED

Answer 2

The total number of votes polled are 8,915

GIVEN

At an election between two candidates 68 votes were declared invalid the winning candidate secures 52% of the valid votes and wins by 354 votes.

TO FIND

Total votes polled

SOLUTION

We can simply solve the above problem as follows;

It is given,

Percentage of votes to winning candidate = 52%

Percentage of votes to losing candidate = 100-52 = 48%

It is given that winner wins by 354 votes

So,

52%-48% = 4%

Percentage of votes the winner won = 4%

4% = 354

1% = 354/4

So,

100% = 354×100/4 = 8850

Total number of votes polled = 8850 + 68 = 8918

Hence, The answer is 8915

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