Question

In an election between two candidates,one candidate secured 47%of votes polled and lost the election by 12,366 votes.find the total votes polled and the votes secured by the winning candidate

Answer 1

Answer:

vote secured by first candidate=47%

then, the vote secured by the second candidate=100-47=53%

difference of vote between them=12366= 53-47=6%

let the total votes polled be X

A/Q

6% of X =12366

6/100*x/=12366

3x/50=12366

=3x=12366*50

=X=12366*50/3

=206100

so, the total number of votes polled =X=206100

vote secured by winning candidate=53%of X

=53/100*206100

=109233