Question

in an election to municipal council the votes secured by two candidates are in the ratio 13:19 the elected candidate gets 312 votes more than the second candidate how many votes are secured by the second cadidate

Answer 1

The second candidate gets only votes
X+X+312=32x
312=30x
X=312/30
X=1.4
13x=13*1.4=18 votes

Answer 2

Hi ,

Let A and B are two contestants ,

ratio of votes secured = 13 : 19

A votes = 13x

B votes = 19x

according to the problem given ,

19x - 13x = 312

6x= 312

x = 312/6

x = 52

Therefore ,

A votes = 13x = 13 × 52 = 676

B votes = 19 × 52 = 988

I hope this helps you.

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