Question

In an election, the successful candidate registered 577500 votes and his nearest rival secured 348700 votes. By what margin did the successful candidate win the election?

Answer 1

Hint: We first define the term by which we find the margin of votes. We take the difference between the higher and lower value of votes to find the margin and use that number for the successful candidate.

Complete step-by-step answer:
In an election, the successful candidate registered 577500 votes and his nearest rival secured 348700 votes.
The margin of winning for the successful candidate will be the difference between the numbers of their vote share.
Therefore, we subtract 348700 from 577500 to find the margin.
The vote margin is \[577500-348700=228800\].
The successful candidate won the election by a margin of 228800.
So, the correct answer is “ 228800.”.

Note: The margin for winning and losing party is the same. Either they will be used with proper signs for different candidates or use of words like lose and win will give the proper meaning for the margin.