In an election between two candidates, one who gets 64% of the votes polled is elected by a majority of 4,340 votes. What is the total number of votes polled? (considering that all the polled votes are valid)
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 15500.
If one gets 64% of the votes then, another gets 36% of the votes
The winning candidate has a majority of 4,340 votes
This means the difference in the number of votes received by the winning candidate and the other candidate is 4,340 votes
Now,
⇒ 64% - 36% = 4340
⇒ 28% = 4348
By using the unitary method
⇒ 4348 × 100%/28% = 155.28 × 100 = 155 × 100 = 15500(approx)
So, the total number of votes polled is approximately 15,500.