Question

In an election three candidates A B and C contested.Of the votes polled A got 42% B got 28% of the votes polled and C got the rest.A got 3096 more votes than C. How many votes were polled in total?​

Answer 1

Answer:

25800

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of votes polled be x.

Part of total number of votes A got= 42/100 × x

=21x/50

Part of total number of votes B got= 28/100 × x

=7x/25

Part of total number of votes C got= x-(21x/50+7x/25)

=3x/10.

According to given condition,

21x/50=3096+3x/10

or, 21x/50-3x/10=3096

or, 6x/50=3096

or, 6x=3096 × 50

or, x=154800/6

=25800

Total number of votes polled is 25800.