Question

james secured 49.5% of the total votes polled in election hi loss of his by 20000 votes all the votes polled were valid. find the number of votes polled if there were only two contestants?
1)20000000
2)200000
3)2000000
4)1000000​

Answer 1

Answer:

3)2000000

Step-by-step explanation:

he got 49.5% votes lost by 50.5 % votes difference between them is 50.5-49.5= 1%

now 1% = 20,000

100%= 20,00,000 total votes

Answer 2

Concept:

A percentage is a quantity or ratio represented as a fraction of one hundred. Divide the number by the total and multiply by $100$ . As a result, the percentage denotes a fraction of a percent.

Given:

James secured $49.5\%$ of the total votes. He lost by $20000$ votes.

Find:

The total number of votes.

Solution:

The total number of votes be $x$.

The remaining percent of votes $=50.5 \%$.

The difference in the votes between the two contestants  $= 50.5\% \quad of \quad x -49.5\% \quad of \quad x \\\\=1 \% \quad of \quad x$

The difference in the votes$=20000$.

$\frac{1}{100}*x=20000\\ x=2000000$

Hence, the total votes are $2000000$.Option(3) is correct.

Hence, the total votes are $2000000$.Option(1) is incorrect.

Hence, the total votes are $2000000$.Option(2) is incorrect.

Hence, the total votes are $2000000$.Option(4) is incorrect.