5000 votes in an election, 14% invalid. The Winner won by a margin of 15%. Find the number of votes secured by the winner

• 14% are invalid...so 5000*14/100 =4300.
  if we consider no of votes secured by winner is y, then the other candidate secures 4300-y votes. given difference between them is 15 % of the valid votes.
  hence, y-(4300-y)=15*4300/100....
  y=2472.5....approximately 2473
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(17) No(3)
• 2473 votes can b secured by winner.if only there is two contestants
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(4)
• ANS : 2795
  
  .65*.86*5000=2795
  
  explanation:
  valid votes= 86% of 5000 = 4300.
  majority of winner =15% (i.e., he may get 65% of valid votes)
  65 % of 4300 = (65/100)*4300 = 2795
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
• 14% of total votes are invalid. this means 86% of total votes are valid.
  86% of 5000=5000*86/100=4300 votes are valid.
  Winner gets 15% of valid votes. So he gets 4300*15/100=645 votes.
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(11)
• 14% of votes was invalid so remaining 86% is 5000*(86/100)=4300.
  15% votes margin by winner is 750.
  rest is 71% equally split by both of them means winner get 35.5%+15% = 50.5% of 5000 votes i.e., 2525
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
• please anyone explain it clearly!!!!!!
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 2795 IS D RYT ANSWER... since 15% of 4300 comes to b 645.. add it 2150..
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• Invalid Votes = 14 % (5000) = 700
  Valid Votes = 5000 - 700 = 4300 = R (say)
  Assume the looser got 'L" votes and winner got "W" votes.
  W - L = 15% (R)
  W + L = R
  Solving we get W = 57.5% and L = 42.5%
  So Winner got 57.5%(4300) = 2472
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• Now as 14% of votes are invalid the winner will be decided by remaining 86% votes now to draw each must have 43% votes. But as we have a winner having 15% more votes the winner must have 43+15=58% of votes while loser has 43-15= 28% votes. Calculate the 58% of total votes and we have the answer i.e. 58% of 5000 i.e. 2900
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