Question

in an election , a candidates got 42% of the vote . The other candidates got 58% and win by 480 .find the no of votes polled​

Answer 1

Answer:

number of votes polled is 3000

Step-by-step explanation:

difference in wining percentage = 58-42 =16%

now 16% of the votes makes candidate winning by 480 votes . so

16----480

100---?

using cross multiplication

=480*100/16

=3000 votes.

number of votes polled is 3000