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In an election between two candidates, one of them got 62\% of the total votes polled and won by 432 votes. What is the total number of votes polled ?

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Solution:

Concept:

If winner gets

62\%

of total votes, loser gets

38\%

, so the winning margin is

24\%

of total votes.

Explanation:

Winner's votes

= 62\%

of total votes.

Loser's votes

= 100\% - 62\% = 38\%

of total votes.

Margin

= 62\% - 38\% = 24\%

of total votes.

Given margin

= 432

votes.

So,

24\%

of total votes

= 432

.

0.24 \times \text{Total} = 432

\text{Total} = \frac{432}{0.24} = 1800

Answer:

Total votes polled

= 1800

.

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