In an election, there were only two candidates for the post of president. The winning candidate got 53% of
the total votes. His opponent got 31000 votes which represent 31% of the total votes. Find (a) the number of
votes and (b) the winning margin.
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The answer is (a) 100,000 votes (b) 22000 votes
Step-by-step explanation:
31% of total votes = 31000
Let the total votes be "y"
So, 31% of y = 31000
31/100 x y = 31000
y = 31000 x 100 /31
y = 100,000 votes
Hence the total votes are 100,000.
b) 53 % of total votes = 53 % of 100,000
= 53 /100 x 100,000
= 53000 votes
Winning margin = winner votes - opponent votes
= 53000 - 31000
=22000
Therefore the winning margin is 53000 - 31000 = 22000 votes
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