In an election, three candidates appeared A, B and C. A and C got equal number of votes. B got the remaining votes which were equal to 48% of the total votes polled. The sum of the total number of votes that B and C received was 1702000. Find the number of total votes casted to these 3 candidates.
In an election, three candidates appeared A, B and C. A and C got equal number of votes. B got the remaining votes which were equal to 48% of the total votes polled. The sum of the total number of votes that B and C received was 1702000. Find the number of total votes casted to these 3 candidates. Correct Answer 2300000
Given:
A and C got equal number of votes.
B got the remaining votes which were equal to 48% of the total votes polled.
The sum of the total number of votes that B and C received was = 1702000.
Formula:
If A got a% votes and B got b% votes, difference in the votes = (a - b) % of Total votes
Calculation:
Let the total votes polled be 100x
B gets 48x
Remaining votes = 100x – 48x = 52x
A and C get equal votes = 52x/2 = 26x
Given that sum of votes of B and C = 1702000
⇒ 48x + 26x = 1702000
⇒ 74x = 1702000
⇒ X = 1702000/74 = 23000
Hence required answer = 100 × 23000 = 2300000