two candidates fought an election one of them got 62% of the total votes and won by 432 votes what is the total number of votes polled
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Total number of votes polled = 1800
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the total vote polled be X
One candidate got votes = 62% of X = (62/100) × X = 0.62X
Thus, the other candidate got = X-0.62X = 0.38X votes
The first candidate won by 432 votes
Therefore,
0.62X - 0.38X = 432
or, 0.24X = 432
or, X = 432/0.24 = 1800
Therefore, total number of votes polled =1800
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