Question

In a strainght contest between two candidates, the loser got 38% of the votes polled and lost by 16800 votes. find the total number of votes polled.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Convert

38

%

to a decimal.

0.38

,

16800

Answer 2

Answer:

here your answer

Step-by-step explanation:

let total votes be 100%

the loser got 38%

winner=100-38=62%

and lost by 16800 votes this is equal to

winner-loser

62%-38%=24%

atq

24%=16800

100%=?

cross multiply above

16800×100/24=70*100=70000

therefore total votes is 70000.