Question

In an election, a candidate who gets 84% of votes is elected by majority with 588
votes. What is the total number of votes polled?​

Answer 1

Answer:

700 votes

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number of votes be x

84 %is considered as 84/100.

by this if we say

84/100 *x=588

x=58800/84

x=700