Question

in an election between two candidates, the winner gets 66percent votes and wins by 384 votes if no vote is declared invalid,find the totel number of votes polled​

Answer 1

Specifically, the total no. of votes is x

and Candidate with 66% votes be m and Candidate with remaining 34% votes be n.

Given that, 

m-n = 144

=> .66x - .34x = 384 (putting values of m and n)

=> x = 384/.32

=> x = 1200

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the total number of votes

So, ATQ

x × 66 =384

100

x = 384 × 100

66

x = 640