In an election between two candidates one candidate secured 58% of votes polled and. lost the election by 12,366 votes. Find the total votes polled and the votes secured by the winning candidate.
Answers
Answer:
one candidate won 58% of the votes, the other won 100−58=42% of the votes.
Given,
100
58
×Total Votes−
100
42
×Total Votes=18,336
=>
100
16
×Total Votes=18,336
=>Total votes=1,14,600
So, the candiates won
100
58
×1,14,600=66,468 and =
100
42
×1,14,600=48,132 votes
Step-by-step Explanation:
Since, the losing candidate secured 58% of the votes polled
Winning candidate secures votes
= (100-58)% of the votes polled
= 42% of the votes polled
Difference of votes = 42- 58
= 16% of the votes polled
We are given :
16% of the votes polled = 12,366
⇒16/100 of the votes polled = 12,366
⇒Votes polled = 12,366×100/16
⇒= 1236600/16
⇒ = 77,287.5 Votes secured by winning candidate
= 53/100×77,287.5
= 145,825.47
Votes polled= 77,287.5
Votes secured by winning candidate
= 145,825.47