Question

    In an election out of the total voters, 10% of the

    voters did not cast vote. Out of the two candidates who were up for the election, the winning candidate got 55% of the total votes cast and won the election by 8874 votes. Find the total number of voters.
    A 98600 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 6800 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 96400 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 94600 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let the total voters be 100x. voter who did not cast their vote = 100x × 10/100 = 10x Total votes casted = 100x - 10x = 90x Now, 55/100 × 90x - 45/100 × 90x = 8874 10/100 × 90x = 8874 9x = 8874 x = 986 Therefore, total voters = 100 × 986 = 98600

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