In an election, a candidate who gets 62% of the total votes polled is elected by a majority of 144 votes. Find the number of votes polled by the winning candidate?
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Wining candidate's vote = 62%
Find the percentage of votes the losing candidate has:
Losing candidate's vote = 100 - 62 = 38%
Find the difference in percentage:
Difference in percentage = 62 - 38 = 24%
Find the number of winning votes:
The difference in votes = 24%
The difference in votes = 144 votes
24% = 144
1% = 144 ÷ 24 = 6 votes
62% = 6 x 62 = 372 votes
Answer: The winning candidate has 372 votes
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