Question

In an election, in a constituency, the winning candidate secured 56% of the votes polled an
defeated his only opponent by a margin of 2496 votes and no vote was declared invalid.
(1) What was the total number of votes polled?
(ii) If only 64% of the voters cast their votes; what is the total number of votes in constituency?​

Answer 1

Answer:

56-44=12

12=2496

2496×100=249600÷12=20800

Answer 2

Answer:

56-44=12

12=2496

2496×100=249600÷12=20800