Question
In a college election a candidate who got 40% of the
total votes polled was defeated by 126 votes. Assuming that there were only two candidates in the elections, the total number of votes polled wasSolution
Let the total number of votes polled be x Then, 60% of x – 40% of x = 126 ∴ x = (126 × 100)/20 = 630
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