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10. In an election there were only two candidates.
The winning candidate got 48% of the total votes.
His opponent got 6800 votes which represented
34% of the total votes. Find
(a) the number of votes polled.
(b) the winning margin.
Hint: rest of the votes were invalid.​

Answer 1

Answer:

We can find the total votes because we know that 6800 votes are 34% of the total.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total votes will be 20000. Now we will find 48% of 20000 which is 9600 votes. The winning margin will be 9600-2800= 2800