Question

Three candidates a, b and c contested an election. out of the total votes on a voter list 25% did not vote and 6.66% votes polled were invalid. c got 2450 valid votes, which were 40% more than that of

b. if a got only 40% of the votes, then who is the winner

Answer 1

Answer:

A is the winner of the election.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let total votes be x

Percentage of people who did not vote = 25%

So, Percentage of people who polled = 75%

Polled votes = 0.75·x

Percentage of Polled votes which are invalid = 6.66%

Polled votes which are invalid = 0.067·x

Valid votes = 0.75·x - 0.067·x

                   = 0.7·x

A get only 40% of votes

⇒ A = 0.4·x

Now, A + B + C = 0.7·x

B + C = 0.7·x - 0.4·x

⇒ B + C = 0.3·x

⇒ A > B + C

Hence, A is the winner of the election.