Due to a fault in the voting machine, the invalid votes are counted in votes of the candidate B, who gets 5 times the invalid votes. A gets the votes 8 times the invalid votes and wins the election by 28. What is the total number of votes polled?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e 196.
Let invalid votes = x
Then:
Votes of B = 5x
Votes of A = 8x
Difference = 8x − 6x = 2x = 28 ⇒ x = 14
Total votes = A + B + Invalid = 8x + 5x + x = 14x = 14 × 14 =196