In an election between two candidates, the one who gets 58% of the votes polled is elected by a majority of 4,032 votes. What is the total number of votes polled?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 25,200.
Let the total number of votes be 100x.
Winning candidate votes = 58% of 100x = 58x
Losing candidate votes = 42% of 100x = 42x
According to the question;
⇒ 58x - 42x = 4032
⇒ 16x = 4032
⇒ x = 252
Hence, the total number of votes = 100x = 25200