Question

James security 49.5% of the total votes polled in an election he lost to his contestant by 40000 votes were valid find the number of votes polled if there were only two contestants?
1) 40000000
2)400000
3) 1000000
4) 4000000​

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is the 40,00,000 option (4).

Given,

James secured 49.5% of the total votes.

He lost to another contestant by 40,000 votes.

To Find,

The number of votes polled in the election.

Solution,

Let the total number of votes polled be x.

Votes secured by another contestant = 100 - 49.5

= 50.5%

The difference in votes between the two contestant

= 50.5% - 49.5% = 1%.

So, the total Votes polled will be

1% of x = 40,000.

$\frac{1}{100}$ × x = 40,000.

x = 40,00,000.

The correct answer to this question is the 40,00,000 option (4).

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Answer 2

Answer:

The answer to the given question is option 4.

4000000

GIVEN :

James security 49.5% of the total votes polled in an election.

He lost to his contestant by 40000 votes were valid

TO FIND:

The number of votes polled if there were only two contestants?

SOLUTIONS:

It is given that the votes secured by James are 49.5%.

Then the votes secured by another contestant is

$100 - 49.5 = 50.5\%$

let us find the difference in votes between the two contestants, it is found by

$50.5 - 49.5 = 1\%$

By the above value, we can find the total votes polled.

the total votes polled is

1% of x

where 1% of x = 40,000.

$\frac{1}{100} \times x = 40000$

The value of x is obtained as

$40000 \times 100 = 4000000$

Therefore, the final answer to the given question is option 4,

4000000

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