An election

In an election between two candidates, one candidate secured 43% of the total votes polled and lost the election by 4900 votes. Find the total number of votes polled.

Correct answer:

n =  35000

Step-by-step explanation:

r=43%=10043=0.43 m=1r=10.43=10057=0.57  q=mr=0.570.43=507=0.14  q n=4900 0.14 n=4900  0.14n=4900  n=0.144900=34999.99999992  n=35000



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