Question

In an election between two candidates, a and b, a secured 56% of the total votes and won by 48000 votes. Find the total number of votes polled if 20% of the votes were declared invalid.

Answer 1

Answer:

total number of vote is 150000

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Answer 2

Total number of votes polled were 5,00,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

In an election between two candidates a and b.

a secured 56% of the total votes and won by 48,000 votes.

Therefore, b secured number of votes = 100% - 56%

                                                                = 44%

The difference between votes percentage = 56% - 44%

                                                                       = 12%

Let the total number of votes = x

12% of x = 48,000

0.12x = 48,000

x = $\frac{48000}{0.12}$

x = 4,00,000

20% of the votes were declared invalid.

Let the total number of votes polled = y

80% of y = 4,00,000

0.8y = 4,00,000

y = $\frac{400000}{0.8}$

y = 5,00,000

Total number of votes polled 5,00,000.

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