At an election there were two candidate got 38% of votes and lost by 7200 votes. The total numbers of valid votes were :
A. 13000
B. 13800
C. 16200
D. 30000
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Let the total number of votes = 100xlosser candidate get 38% of vote i.e. = 38x and winner will get = 100x - 38x = 62x
According to the question,
62x - 38x = 7200
⇒ 24x = 7200
⇒ x = 300
Total votes = 100x
= 100 × 300
= 30000
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