Question

IN an election between two candidate's ,one candidate secured 43% of the total no. of votes polled and lost the election by 4900 votes. Find the no. of votes polled. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

100-43=57

57-43=14

14/100×x=4900

x=4900×100/14=35000

35000 is the total votes polled

Answer 2

Answer:

35000

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of votes polled be x.

votes secured by lost candidate = 43%

Then,

votes secured by winning candidate = (100 - 43)% = 57%

Difference of votes = 57 - 43 = 14%

But the difference of votes = 4900

14% of x = 4900

=> (14/100) * x = 4900

=> (14x) = 490000

=> x = 35000

Number of votes polled = 35000

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