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      Question

      In an election between two candidates ‘X’ and

      ‘Y’, ‘X’ got 72% of the total votes and won by 4,400 votes. Find the number of votes received by ‘Y’.
      A 2400 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 2800 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 3200 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 3600 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E 4000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let the total number of votes be ‘100n’ Number of votes received by ‘X’ = 0.72 × 100n = 72n Number of votes received by ‘Y’ = 100n − 72n = 28n So,
      72n − 28n = 4,400 Or,
      44n = 4,400 Or,
      n = 100 Required number of votes = 28 × 100 = 2,800

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