Question

in an election ,there were only 2 candidate. the winner polled 55percent vote and won by a margin of 8756 votes. find the total no. of votes​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to the question,

55% of votes - 45 % of votes = 8756

Let the total number of votes be x.

Then, 55 % of x - 45 % of x = 8756

=> (11/20 - 9/20) * x = 8756

=> 2x/20 = 8756

=> x/ 10 = 8756

=> x = 87560

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