tAt an election between two candidates ,68votes were declared invalid.the winning candidate secures 52% of the valid votes and wins by 354votes.Find the total number of votes polled.
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tAt an election between two candidates ,68votes were declared invalid.the winning candidate secures 52% of the valid votes and wins by 354votes.Find the total number of votes polled.
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then , from the given data
52% of x = 48% of x
52/100 × x = (48/100 × x) + 354
( 52/100 × x )- (48/100 × x) = 354
4/100 × x = 354
x = 354 × 100/4
x = 8850
So, total number of valid votes = 8850
total number of votes polled
=n.o of valid votes + n.o of invalid votes
=8850 + 68
=8918