Question

in a election two candidates,the candidate who gets 41% is rejected by a majority of 2412 votes .find the total no. of votes polled

Answer 1

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Here is the solution:

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Find the percentage of votes won by the other candidate:

100 - 41 = 59%

Find the total votes:

Candidate won = 59%

Candidate won = 2412 votes

59% = 2412

1% = 2412/59

100% =  2412/59 x 100 = 4088 (nearest whole number)

Answer: The total number of votes is 4088

Answer 2

Answer:

13400

Step-by-step explanation:

candidate 1 = 41%

candidate 2 = 100-41=59%

candidate 2 is rejected by 59-41 = 18% which is 2412 votes

thus, total votes 2412/ 18 * 100=13400