In an election , contested between two candidates , one who gets 40% of the total votes is defeated by 15000 votes . Find the number of votes polled by the winning candidate.
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let the no. of votes polled= x.
given, 3x/5-2x/5=15000.
x=75000.
no. of votes polled for winning candidate is = 3x/5 =45000
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total votes = x
vote the losing person had = 40% of x
vote the winning person had = 60% of x
diffrence in votes between winner and loser = 15000 votes
60x/100-40x/100=15000
2x/10=15000
2x= 150000
x=75000
60% of x
=60/100*x
=60/100* 75000
= 45000 votes
The person who won had 45000 votes
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