Question

In an election between two candidates,
the candidate who gets 30% of the votes
polled is defeated by 15000 votes. What is
the number of votes polled for the winning
candidate?
​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us assume total no. Of votes be x .

It says that the candidate who was defeated by 15000 votes .

100 - 30 = 70

%age of votes by winner = 70%

So , 30% of x + 15000 = 70% of x .

=> 30/100x + 15000 = 70/100 X

=> x = 15000×100/40

=> x = 37500

Total number of votes polled = x = 37500

No. of votes polled by winner = 70% of 37500 = 70/100×37500 = 26250 .