Question

In an election, the votes cast for two of the candidates were in the ratio 5 : 7. If the successful candidate received 20734 votes, how many votes did his opponent receive?

Answer 1

Question : In an election, the votes cast for two of the candidates were in the ratio 5 : 7. If the successful candidate received 20734 votes, how many votes did his opponent receive?

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Given, ratio of number of votes for first candidate to ratio of number of votes for second candidate = 5:7

No. of votes received for the successful candidate = 20734

Let the votes be the multiple of x

So, the votes for the opponent candidate = 5x
the votes for the successful candidate = 7x

According to the question, 7x = 20734
x = 20734/7 = 2962
So, 5x = 5*2962 = 14810
Therefore the opponent received 14810 votes

Answer 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given, ratio of number of votes for first candidate to ratio of number of votes for second candidate = 5:7

No. of votes received for the successful candidate = 20734

Let the votes be the multiple of x

So, the votes for the opponent candidate = 5x

the votes for the successful candidate = 7x

According to the question, 7x = 20734

x = 20734/7 = 2962

So, 5x = 5*2962 = 14810

Therefore the opponent received 14810 votes