Question

in an election a candidate secure 40% of the votes but is defiated by the other candidate by a margin of 298 votes.find the total number of votes? how to solve this question

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Let the total vote be x
Candidate497 secures =40%of votes
Another candidate secure 298 votes
(100-40)=60%
60%=298votes
x*60/100=298votes
Total votes are 497