Question

In an election, the successful candidate registered 5,77,500 votes and his nearest rival secured 3,48,700 votes. By what margin did the successful candidate win the election?
NCERT Solutions for Class 6th Mathematics Chapter 1 Exercise 1.2 Question 3

Answer 1

Total number of voter successful candidate registered = 577,500

Total number of voter rival candidate registered = 348,700

Find the total number of votes:

Total = 577,500 +  348,700 = 926,200

Find the difference in votes:

Difference = 577,500 +  348,700 = 228,800

Find the margin:

Margin percentage = 288,800/926,200 x 100 = 24.7%

Answer: The margin was 24.7%

Answer 2

Answer:

2,28,800 answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of votes secured by successful candidate = 5,77,500

Number of secured by his nearest rival = 3,48,700

Margin between them =5,77,500-3,48,700

Therefore the successful candidate won by a margin of 2,28,800 votes