Question

In a straight contest , the loser polled 42%votes and lost by 14400 votes . Find the total number of votes polled.If the total eligible voters was 1 lakh ,find what percentage of voters did not vote​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

ANSWER

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%