Question

In an election, a candidate secured 55% of the votes polled and won by 2554 votes. find the total number of votes polled and the votes secured by the winning candidate.​

Answer 1

Answer:

25540

Step-by-step explanation:

let X be the total number of votes

he win by the majority of 2554 ,so the second candidate secures 45% of total votes.

55/100*X -45/100*X=2554

X=25540