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A candidate got 5650 votes in an election and won by this opponent by a margin of 3000 votes. if there only two candidates, find the percentage of votes obtained by the defeated candidate.

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candidate got =5650votes

losing candidate =56503000=2650

%obtanded by loosing candidate =26505650+2650×100

=26508300×100

=31.93

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