Question : In an election, there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured 40% of the votes and was defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. The total number of votes polled is:
Option 1: 745
Option 2: 1460
Option 3: 1490
Option 4: 1500
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Correct Answer: 1490
Solution : Given: One of the candidates secured 40% of the votes and was defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. Votes secured by the losing candidate = 40% Votes secured by the winning candidate = (100 – 40) = 60% According to the question, (60 – 40) = 20% = 298 votes ⇒ 100% of votes = $\frac{298×100}{20}$ = 1490 votes So, the total number of votes polled is 1490. Hence, the correct answer is 1490.
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