Question

dipak 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.

Answer 1

Answer:

240

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the total number of votes

given 70% of x =168

70/100 of x =168

x=(168*100)/70

x=240

Answer 2

first find 30 % of another which is 3 then divide 3 by 168 answer is 56