In a Panchayat election, three candidates were there in the fray. The losing candidates got an equal number of votes and the winning candidate got as many votes as the rest of the two got collectively. If the total votes polled were 1500, find the number of votes that the winning candidate got assume all votes polled were valid.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. 750
Let the number of votes secured by losing candidates = x
Then, the number of votes secured by the winning candidate = 2x
Total number of votes = x + x + 2x = 4x
4x = 1500 ⇒ x = 375
Number of votes secured by winning candidate = 2x = 2 × 375 = 750