There were two candidates in an election.

There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 336 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

868

Steps/Work

W = 62% L = 38%
62% - 38% = 24%
24% -------- 336
62% -------- ? => 868
Answer: D

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There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received % of votes and won the election by votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?

Calculated Answer

868

Step by Step Solution

In order to solve problem, you must evaluate (n0 * n1 / ((n0 - (100 - n0)) / 100)) / 100.

n0 =62
n1 =336