Question

in an election between two candidates got 60% of votes polled and second candidate got 280 votes. The total number of votes polled was​

Answer 1

Answer:

So

the first candidate got= 60 percent votes

and the second candidate got 100-60 = 40percent votes and the no of votes were 280

Now

100percent = 280 votes + 60percent votes

try and find 60 percent urself

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Answer 2

The total number of votes polled was 700.

Given:

Number of candidates standing for election = 2

Votes with candidate A = 60%

Votes with candidate B = 280

To find:

Total number of votes polled

Solution:

Let the total number of votes polled = x

It is given that,

Votes with candidate A = 60% of x

⇒ Since there are only 2 candidates,

Votes with candidate B = (100 - 60)% of x

⇒ Votes with candidate B = 40% of x

But according to the question,

Number of votes with candidate B = 280

⇒ Equating the equal values, we get

40% of x = 280

⇒ 40x/100 = 280

⇒ 2x/5 = 280

⇒ x = 280 x 5/2

⇒ x = 700

∴ The total number of votes polled was 700.

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