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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?
 

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Given: The votes cast for two of the candidates were in the ratio 5 : 7.

Assume the number of votes cast for the candidates be 5x and 7x.
ATQ

7x=20734

x=\frac{20734}{7}=2962
Number of votes his opponent received= 5 \times 2962=14810

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