In an election, a candidate who gets 90% votes is elected by a margin of 800 votes. What is the total number of votes polled? Note: Only two candidates are contesting the election and assume all the votes were valid.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 1000.
Given:
In an election, a candidate who gets 90% of the votes is elected by a margin of 800 votes
Let the total number of votes = 100%
Losing candidate gets votes = 10%
Calculations:
According to the question;
⇒ 90% - 10% = 800
⇒ 80% = 800
⇒ 100% = 80000/80 = 1000 votes
Hence, the total number of votes are 1000.