in an election between two candidates one candidate secured 47% of votes polled and lost the election by 12366 votes find the total votes polled and the votes secured by the winning candidate
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total votes =206100
winning candidate votes =109233
if no vote is rejected
winning candidate votes =109233
if no vote is rejected
harsh85839:
what are the steps
look from given data , if we assume no vote is rejected then winning candidate must get 53% vote and loosing candidate must 47% of total votes and difference is six percent that means winning candidate ll get (12366÷6)×53 =109233 votes
total vote costed (12366÷6)×100=206100
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Look the answer giver by another person is right but his approach is difficult...
Use this method to solve sums like this.
As if loser candidate got 47% of votes and winner obviously 53%.. Then the difference is 6%..
But if,
6% corresponds to 12366
then,
100%(total) corresponds to what (assume x)
then cross multiply and we will get answer for total votes that is x=206100
And winner candidate got 53% votes of total votes 206100..
53% of 206100 is 109233
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