Question 91
In a direct contest one of the candidates has polled 35%of the total votes polled but loses by 540 votes. then the total no,of votes polled is
Solution
Let the total number of votes polled be "x". So the candidate got 0.35 x votes. His opponent got 0.65x votes
The difference in votes is 0.3x=540 or x=1800
Hence total votes polled is 1800
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