Question

In a lok sabha speaker election, a candidate who got 40% of total votes was defeated by his rival by 80 votes. the total number of votes polled was

Answer 1

TOTAL VOTES 100
LEFT VOTES 100-60=40
( 60-40)% = 80
20%=80
20% OF X = 80
X = 400 VOTES POLLED

Answer 2

Answer:

Total polled was 400

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total number of votes need to find the total votes in loss and win candidates favor

Given: Defeated candidate recieved 40% of the total votes. And total margin of vote is 80

Find: Need to find the total number of votes in the polling

Calculation:

If the rival get 40% vote means the difference is

60-40=20%

$\frac{20}{100} X y=80\\\frac{y}{5} =80\\y=80X5\\y=400$

Final answer is 400

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