Raju, Ravi and Ashok contested an election. 5% votes polled were invalid. Raju got 30% of the total votes. Ravi got 32% of the total votes. The winner got 5136 more votes than the person who received the least number of votes. Find the total number of votes polled.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. 171200
Calculations:
Let the total number of votes be 100x
Votes secured by raju = 30% of 100x = 30x
Votes secured by ravi = 32% of 100x = 32x
5% votes were invalid, hence ashok got = 100x - 30x - 32x - 5x = 33x
Difference between the number of votes secured by winner and the person who got least votes
⇒ 33x - 30x = 3x
According to the question;
⇒ 3x = 5136
⇒ x = 1712
Therefore, total number of votes polled = 100x
⇒ 100 × 1712 = 171200