In an election between two candidates, A and B, 18% of total voters did not cast their votes. 15% of the votes polled were declared invalid. B received 56% of the total valid votes and won by a…
Question and options
In an election between two candidates, A and B, 18% of total voters did not cast their votes. 15% of the votes polled were declared invalid. B received 56% of the total valid votes and won by a majority of 6273 votes. The number of valid votes received by A was:
- 27060
- 28167
- 23001
- 29274
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - 23001
B gets 56% and A 44% of valid votes, so margin = 12% of valid = 6273, valid votes = 52275. A got 0.44 x 52275 = 23001. (Turnout and invalid percentages are not needed.)
Practice for these exams
-
IIM Bangalore BBA DBE Entrance Test
Related question papers
Related exam syllabi
More solved explanations in Arithmetic
- During the academic session 2009-10, in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, the number of students studying Arts, Law and Commerce was in the ratio of 5:6:7. If…
- How many numbers lie between 300 and 500 in which 4 comes only one time ?
- Amit can do 50% more work than Bhushan in the same time. Bhushan alone can do a piece of work in 30 hours. Bhushan starts working and has already worked for 12…
- If the ratio of the areas of two squares is 25:36, then the ratio of their perimeters is
- The inequality \(\log_{a}{f(x)} < \log_{a}{g(x)}\) implies that