Question

In a election, a candidate got 82% votes. he won the election beating his rival candidates by 576.how many votes were polled?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

One candidate's votes is 82%

Another. Candidate’s votes 100- 82 = 18 %

Let the total number of votes be ‘x'

First candidate's votes would be 82*x/100

Another candidate' s votes = 18x/100

The difference of votes = 576

82*x/100 - 18x/100 = 576

(82x-18x)/100 = 576

64x/100 = 576

64x= 576*100 ( multiplying both sides by 100)

x= 576*100/64 ( dividing both sides by 64)

x= 9*100

x= 900

Ans : 900 votes were polled

Answer 2

Answer:

The total number of votes polled were 900 :

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of votes = x

Winner's votes = 82x%

Rival's votes = 18x%

(Given) 82x% - 18x% = 576 i.e 82x/100 - 18x/100 = 576.

(82-18)x/100 = 576

64x/100 = 576

64x = 57600(576 * 100)

x = 57600/64 = 900.

The total number of votes polled were 900.

Hope that clears it!