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 number of eligible voters was 1 lakh, find what
percentage of voters did not vote.

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Answer 1

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

 $\frac{100x14400}{16}$=90000

Total number of votes polled=90000

Total number of voters eligible for voting=100000

Numbers of voters who did not vote=10000

​ $\frac{10000}{100000}$×100=10%

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