Question

in an election a candidate gets 40% votes and is defeated by 298 votes then the total votes are

Answer 1

Answer:

The total number of votes are 1490.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the total number of votes,

Since, the candidate, who is defeated, got votes = 40 % of total votes,

= 40 % of x

= 0.4 x

⇒ Winner gets votes = x - 0.4x = 0.6x

Thus, the difference between their votes = 0.6x - 0.4x = 0.2x

According to the question,

0.2x = 298

⇒ x = 1490

Hence, the total number of votes are 1490.

Answer 2

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