Question : In an election between P and Q, P gets 40% of the total votes and thus loses by 10 votes. The total number of votes is:
Option 1: 80
Option 2: 50
Option 3: 90
Option 4: 70
Answer (1)
19th Jan, 2024
Correct Answer: 50
Solution :
Let $x$ be the total number of votes.
Number of votes P got = 40% of $x$
Number of votes Q got = 60% of $x$
Margin = 10
⇒ $0.6x - 0.4x = 10$
⇒ $0.2 x = 10$
⇒ $x = \frac{10}{0.2}$
⇒ $x= 50$
Hence, the correct answer is 50.
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