Question

In a general election between
two candidates, the total
number of expected voters
was 10,000. While voter
turnout was 78%, the winning
candidate got 65% of the
votes. By how many votes did
the second candidate lose
the election?

A. 2340
B. 3500
C. 2830
D. 2580​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Correct option is

C

16800

(c)75% of valid votes cast =9261

⇒Validvotes=

75

9261

×100=12348

%ofvalidvotes=75%−2%of75%

=(75−1.5)%=73.5%

∴73.5% of total no. of votes =12348

⇒Totalno.ofvoters=

73.5

12348×100

=16,800.