Question

In a college election between two rivals, a candidate who scored 40% was defeated by his rival by 160 votes. The number of votes polled was?

Answer 1

So the answer is 800/-

Answer 2

The number of votes polled was 800

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total no. of votes polled was x

The loser got 40% votes i.e. 0.4x

Winner got votes = 100%-40%=60%

No. of votes got by winner = 0.6x

We are given In a college election between two rivals, a candidate who scored 40% was defeated by his rival by 160 votes

$\Rightarrow 0.6x-0.4x=160\\0.2x=160\\x=\frac{160}{0.2}\\x=800$

Hence The number of votes polled was 800

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