Question

In a town election ,Azeem got 42 percent of the vote cast and Hamza get the remaining votes . If the total number of votes cast is 40,000.Find the votes obtained by Hamza.​

Answer 1

23,200

Explanation:

percentage of vote in favor of Azeem = 42

Since total percentage is 100

and Hamza got remaining percentage points

it can be calculated by subtracting Azeem's percentage of vote from total percentage

mathematically we have

percentage of vote in favor of Hamza = total percentage of vote - percentage of vote in favor of Azeem = 100 - 42 = 58

Therefore Hamza got 58% votes

Total no of votes cast as given in problem = 40,000

Vote for Hamza = 58% of total votes = 58% of 40000

=>Vote for Hamza = (58/100) * 40000 = 23,200.

Votes obtained by hamza is 23,200