In an election between two candidates, a candidate who gets 78% of the votes is elected by a majority of 448 votes. What is the total number of votes polled?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 800.
Let the total number of votes polled be 100x.
According to the question;
Number of votes winning candidate got = 78% of 100x = 78x
Losing candidate got = 100x - 78x = 22x
⇒ 78x - 22x = 448
⇒ 56x = 448
⇒ x = 8
Hence, total number of votes = 100x = 100 × 8 = 800