Question

Two candidates contested an election. One of the secured 58% votes and won the election by a margin of 2560 votes. How many votes were polled in all ?

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Answer 1

Let, the total number of votes be, 'x'

∴58% of x = 58x/100

∴The other candidate secured = x-(58x/100)

                                                   = (100x-58x)/100

                                                   = 42x/100

∴The winning candidate lead by=(58x/100)-(42x/100)

                                                     =(58x-42x)/100

                                                     = 16x/100

By condition,

16x/100=2560

⇒16x=2560*100

⇒x=256000/16

⇒x=16000

(Ans): 16000 votes were polled.

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