Question
In an election between two candidates ‘A’ and ‘B’, ‘A’ received 58% of the total votes and won by 2,400 votes. Find the number of votes received by ‘B’.
Solution
Let the total number of votes be ‘100n’ Number of votes received by ‘A’ = 0.58 × 100n = 58n Number of votes received by ‘B’ = 100n − 58n = 42n So, 58n − 42n = 2,400 Or, 16n = 2,400 Or, n = 150 Required number of votes = 42 × 150 = 6,300
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