1. In an election, a candidate who gets 84 % of the votes is elected by a majority of 476 votes. What is the total number of votes polled ?
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By: anil on 05 May 2019 01.53 am
let the amount of total votes be y So winner got 84%of total votes = $$frac{84}{100}$$×y Looser got 16% of total votes = $$frac{16}{100}$$×y It is given that winner wins with a margin of 476 votes . So, $$frac{84}{100}$$×y - $$frac{16}{100}$$×y = 476 y = 700 votes
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