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?


Let the vote cast for two candidates be 5x and 7x

Successful candidate will receive greater votes.


7x = 20734



x = 2962


opponent votes = 5x = 5× 2962 = 14810


Hence, opponent will receive 14810 votes.


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