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    In an election, the winner got 70% of the votes and won by 1600 votes. If no votes were declared invalid, the number of votes polled in the election i
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    In an election, the winner got 70% of the votes and won by 1600 votes. If no votes were declared invalid, the number of votes polled in the election is

    A.

    11200

    B.

    5600

    C.

    7200

    D.

    4000

    Correct option is D

    Formula Used:

    Difference in votes = (Winning % - Losing %) × Total votes / 100

    Solution:

    Let total votes = x
    Winner votes = 70% of x = 0.7x
    Loser votes = 30% of x = 0.3x
    Difference = 0.7x - 0.3x = 0.4x
    Given difference = 1600
    So, 0.4x = 1600
    x = 1600 / 0.4
    x = 4000

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