In a straight contest, the loser polled 42% votes and lost by 14400 votes. Find the total number of votes polled. If the total number of eligible voters was1 lakh, find what percentage of voters did not vote..
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of votes polled be 100
Loser got the votes 42
⇒ Winner got the vote=100−42=58
The difference of the votes between loser and winner is 16
Votes polled difference
100 16
? 14400
16100×14400=90000
Total number of votes polled=90000
Total number of voters eligible for voting=100000
Numbers of voters who did not vote=10000
10000010000×100=10%
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:Let the number of votes polled be 100
Loser got the votes 42
⇒ Winner got the vote=100−42=58
The difference of the votes between loser and winner is 16
Votes polled difference
100 16
? 14400
16100×14400=90000
Total number of votes polled=90000
Total number of voters eligible for voting=100000
Numbers of voters who did not vote=10000
10000010000×100=10%
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