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    Question

    A candidate gets 57% of the votes in an election and

    defeats the other candidate by 6,524 votes. If there are only two candidates, how many votes does the losing candidate get?
    A 46,600 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 20,038 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 26,562 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 41,200 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Votes received by the winning candidate = 57% Votes received by the losing candidate (100-57) % = 43% ATQ- 57%-43%= 6524   14% = 6524 1% = 6524 /14 43% = 6524/14) ×43 = 20,038 Hence, the total votes received by the losing candidate is 20,038.

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