Question

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 ?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of votes polled be x

Then, votes polled by other candidate

= (100 - 62)% of x

= 38% of x

∴ 62% of x - 38% of x = 432

⇒ 24x100

= 432

⇒ x = 432×10024

⇒ 1800