In a election, there are a total of 80,000 voters and there are two candidates, X and Y. Only 80% of the voters go for polls to vote. Out of these voters, 60% votes for X. How m…

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Cheezey · Answer 1 · 2021-12-23T12:33:40+0000

Answer:

38,400 for X

25,600 for Y

Explanation:

X got 60% of 80% of 80,000 votes, so ...

80,000·0.80·0.60 = 38,400

X got 38,400 votes.

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Y got 40% of 80% of 80,000 votes, so ...

80,000·0.80·0.40 = 25,600

Y got 25,600 votes.