Question

    In an election between two candidates, 64% of the voters

    cast their votes, out of which 4% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 12,288 votes which were 64% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of votes enrolled in that election.
    A 30, 250 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 32,152 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 31, 250 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 20,152 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The candidate's votes represent 64% of the valid votes. valid votes = 12288/0.64 = 19200 Valid votes represent 96% of total votes cast (100 - 4)% Total votes cast = 19200/0.96 = 20000 Total votes cast represent 64% of total votes enrolled total votes enrolled = 20000 / 0.64 = 31250

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