Question

in an election, there are two candidates only. the one who gets 63% of votes is elected by majority of 6500 votes. find the no.of votes polled to the candidate who lost the election​

Answer 1

Answer:

3818 votes

Step-by-step explanation:

Total votes= 100%

Votes polled to the candidate who won=63%

Votes polled to the candidate who lost=100%-63%=37%

therefore,

63:6500:37;x

63x = 6500*37

63x = 240500

x = 240500\63

x = 3818