Question

nikhil and jack stood for sports captain election in there school. Nikhil secured 55% of votes and secured a majority of 50 vote .what is th total number of students who cast there votes.

Answer 1

Hi ,

Let the total number of students who cast their votes = x

Nikhil's  secured votes in the election = 55 %

Jack's secured votes in the election = ( 100 - 55 ) % = 45 %


difference of the votes cast = ( 55 - 45 ) % = 10 %

according to the problem given ,

10 % of total votes cast = 50

10 / 100 × x = 50

x = ( 50 × 100 ) / 10

x = 5000 /10

x = 500

∴ Total number of students who cast their votes = x = 500