Percentage Practice Test 8 with solutions

Question : 35 of 38

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Two persons contested an election for the Parliament. The winning candidate secured 57% of the total votes polled and won by a majority of 42, 000 votes. The number of total votes polled is:

5,00,000
6,00,000
3,00,000
4,00,000

Validate

Solution:

Votes secured by the winning candidate = 57%
Candidate secured the second candidate = 43%
Votes secured by the first candidate = 57 - 43 = 14%
Number of total votes = x
According to the statement,
x of 14% = 42,000

x×14/100=42,000

x = 3, 00, 000

Number of total votes polled = 3,00,000.

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