In an election with only two contesting candidates, 15% of the voters did not turn up to vote and 50 voters cast invalid votes. It is known that 44% of all the voters in the voting list voted for…
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In an election with only two contesting candidates, 15% of the voters did not turn up to vote and 50 voters cast invalid votes. It is known that 44% of all the voters in the voting list voted for the winner. If the winner got 200 votes more than the other candidate, then the number of voters in the voting list is
- 2200
- 4250
- 5000
- 4950
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - 5000
The voting list has voters. For a list of size , the winner gets votes and the other candidate gets . Their difference is , while counts the people who turned up to vote.
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