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Question
In an election, the votes cast for two of the candidates were in the ratio 5:7. If the successful candidate received 20734 votes, how many votes did his opponent receive?
Solution
Given, ratio of votes for two candidates = 5:7
Let the votes are 5x and 7x.
For successful candidates votes are greater.
Hence, 7x = 20734
⇒ x = 2962
Number of votes of his opponent = 5x
= 5 × 2962 = 14810
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