In an election between three candidates, Arjun, Bhaskar and Saral contested for a post. Arjun got 50% votes more than Saral, and Saral got 2% votes less than Bhaskar. The difference between the votes of Bhaskar and Saral is 1296. What is the half of the difference between the votes of Arjun and Bhaskar?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 15228.
Given:
Arjun got 50% more votes than Saral, and Saral got 2% fewer votes than Bhaskar
The difference between the votes of Bhaskar and Saral is 1296
Calculations:
Let the number of votes of Bhaskar be 100x
So, the number of votes of Saral is 98x
Votes of Arjun = 98x + 98x/2 = 147x
According to the question;
⇒ 100x - 98x = 1296
⇒ 2x = 1296
⇒ x = 648
Now, the difference between Arjun's votes and Bhaskar's votes = 147x - 100x
⇒ 47x = 47 × 648 = 30456
Hence, the required value = 30456/2 = 15228