One candidate in an election got 1200 votes. The other candidate got 60% of the total votes. If the election had only two candidates, how many total votes were there?
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Answer:
3000 votes
Step-by-step explanation:
first candidate got (100-60)% = 40% votes
let the total number of votes be x
40% of x = 1200
40/100 * x = 1200
x = 1200 * 100/40
= 3000 votes
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Answer:
3000
Step-by-step explanation:
Assume the total number of votes were x.
If the other candidate got 60% of the total votes, the first candidate got (100 - 60) = 40% of the total votes.
So, (40/100) * x = 1200
or, x = 3000 votes
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